Gurnee leaders OK demolition of 2 commercial buildings in floodplain This building along Old Grand Avenue, pictured during the flood in 2017, will be demolished in August as part of a village of Gurnee plan to remove buildings in the Des Plaines River floodplain. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer, 2017
Updated 7/13/2021 5:45 PM The Gurnee village board has approved a $95,472 contract to demolish two commercial buildings in the Des Plaines River floodplain that housed a Dairy Queen, a spa and a vacuum repair business on Old Grand Avenue. The village purchased the buildings in April 2020 for $275,000 with the intention of knocking them down and removing the surrounding pavement. The buildings to be demolished are at 4609 through 4625 Old Grand Ave.