Articles filed under Vernon Hills Park District

• Park chat in Vernon Hills: May 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Hills Park District staff is reaching out to residents in the district’s neighborhood parks this summer with staff and park board commissioners available to chat with resident on selected evening throughout the summer. The season’s first “park chat” is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at Torrey Pines Park, 520 Torrey Pines Way, Vernon Hills.
  

   

• Volunteers sought for planting: May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 30 in Grosse Pointe Park, 900 Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Vernon Hills, to take part in a community planting project.
  

   
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  Vernon Hills board overrules plan commission, gives go ahed for maintenance building May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Hills Park District will proceed with plans for a $2.5 million maintenance facility on village-owned property on the north end of Century Park, the largest in its system. The village board gave its informal approval but directed that neighbors be consulted on landscaping and screening details before a final vote is taken.
  

   
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  Cindy Kessler: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Cindy Kessler, running for Vernon Hills Park Board (6-year Terms)
  

   

• Sullivan fitness rooms moving Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  The cardio and weight training rooms at the Vernon Hills Park District's Sullivan Community Center will close permanently on Saturday, Feb. 2, with the equipment being moved to the new Lakeview Fitness Center, the former YMCA, at 700 Lakeview Parkway.
  

   

• Century Park ice rink to open Jan 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  The basketball and volleyball courts in Century Park North north of Route 60 and west of Lakeview Parkway in Vernon Hills have been transformed into an ice rink that will open Saturday, Jan. 5 and will be lighted until 9 p.m. daily.
  

   

• Waukegan Y to close Monday Dec 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Lake County Family YMCA will close its two branch facilities in Vernon Hills and Waukegan on Monday, Dec. 31, due to financial difficulties. While the Vernon Hills branch will remain open as the Lakeside Fitness Center owned and operated by the Vernon Hills Park District, the Waukegan one was unable to find a savior.
  

   
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  Vernon Hills Park District in homestretch of YMCA purchase Dec 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  The due dilligence date for the Vernon Hills Park District's pending purchase of the Central Lake YMCA has been extended as equipment leases, utility arrangments and other items are settled. Meanwhile, the district is making plans to replenish members and day care users, who have left since an announced closing by the YMCA. The facility has remained open as negotiations on the $2 million sale continue.
  

   

• Park district votes to buy Y: Nov 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  The $2 million purchase of the Central Lake YMCA by the Vernon Hills Park District is nearly complete with the 5-0 approval Thursday by the park board of a purchase agreement for the building and property at 700 Lakeview Parkway.
  

   

• Toys for Tots drop off Nov 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Hills Park District's Sullivan and Laschen Community Centers are drop-off sites for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.
  

   

• Editorial: Vernon Hills and a collaboration that saved servicesNov 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  The village and park boards in Vernon Hills saw an opportunity to work together and the result should be a win for the community. That kind of governmental cooperation is needed more often, a Daily Herald editorial says.
  

   

• Town meeting on Vernon Hills YMCA Nov 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Hills Park District will host a town-hall meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Central Lake YMCA, 700 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills.
  

   
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  Village, park district offer $1.4 million as fast track solution to keep Vernon Hills YMCA open Oct 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Vernon Hills village and park district officials have offered $1.4 million to buy the Central Lake YMCA in Vernon Hills. The fast track "expression of interest" is intended as a measure to keep the facility open beyond a previously announced closing date of Oct. 31. The Lake County Family YMCA, which also operates a facility in Waukegan, says it faces a $6 million debt and annual operating loss of $800,000.
  

   
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  Sale of Central Lake YMCA in Vernon Hills pondered as answer for financial woes Oct 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  A potential rescue of the Central Lake YMCA in Vernon Hills is being forged in an evolving deal that could result in the sale of the facility and land. Details are in flux as the village and Vernon Hills Park District collaborate on a possible solution to keep the doors open beyond an announced Oct. 31 closing due to financial difficulties. "Things are going 1,000 miles an hour," said Jeff Fougerousse, executive director of the park district. "We need to do our due diligence before we put something before the Y and their board."
  

   

• YMCA topic of special meeting: Oct 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Hills village board and Vernon Hills Park District board of commissioners will hold a special joint session at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 to discuss the announced closing of the Lake County Family YMCA.
  

   

• Take a brewery tour in Milwaukee: Sep 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Hills Park District is hosting a day trip to the Miller/Coors Brewery plus dinner from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5.
  

   
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  Down-home blues featured at Ribfest Aug 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Down-home Chicago blues and award-winning ribs highlight the Little Bear Ribfest Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25, at Century Park in Vernon Hills.
  

   

• Summer Splash in Vernon Hills Aug 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  Vernon Hills resident are invited to the annual Summer Splash from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 at the Vernon Hills Park District's Family Aquatic Center, 635 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. Poolside games, music, kids carnival games, food and other family activities, including duck races, are featured. Ducks are $1 in advance or six for $5.
  

   
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  Pool attendance — and revenue — up during heat wave Jul 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Public swimming pools were a popular place for people trying to stay cool in Lake County during last week's heat wave, a Daily Herald survey showed. Attendance figures at some pools were up dramatically for the first week of July, compared to the same period in 2011.
  

   

• Planting volunteers sought: Jun 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  Volunteers of every age are needed by the Vernon Hills Park District from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9 at the Sullivan Community Center, 635 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills.