Mayor Paul Schore was elected Village President in April 2008 and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees since 1997. A lifelong resident of the Village, Mayor Schore has remained active throughout the Bourbonnais community, Kankakee River Valley and Kankakee County region.
Mayor Schore attended the former Maternity BVM Catholic School (presently Bishop McNamara Catholic School) and Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School. He received an Associate in Applied Science degree from Kankakee Community College where he was recently honored as one of the ’50 Fabulous Alumni’. He recently retired following a 26-year career at CSL Behring, a local pharmaceutical company and leading manufacturer within Kankakee County, Illinois.
In addition to his village president duties, Mayor Schore serves as president of the Area Jobs Development Association, vice chairman of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) Board of Directors, previous chairman and currently active member of the Kankakee Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization (KATS MPO), previous chairman and currently active member of the Kankakee River Valley Enterprise Zone Board and has remained involved on the Community Prayer Breakfast Committee since its origination over 25 years prior.
Mayor Schore and his wife, Mary, have been married for 43 years. Together they have three children: Beth, Mark and Matthew. They also proudly have seven grandchildren (two are twins).
Mayor Schore is a member of the Hundred Club of Kankakee County and Ducks Unlimited. He is an active supporter of Boy Scouts and was formerly a Scoutmaster. Both sons, Mark and Matthew, were Eagle Scouts. Mayor Schore enjoys the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and NASCAR.
