Animal shelter opens location in Vernon Hills mall
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter celebrated the opening of a new facility in Vernon Hills on Saturday.
The Riverwoods-based organization has opened a branch inside the Hawthorn Mall.
It's only open weekends to start.
Orphans of the Storm takes in stray, abandoned, abused and neglected dogs and cats from throughout northeastern Illinois. It offers care and refuge until they can be adopted into loving families.
Stephy Jones of Antioch, who works at Riverwoods-based Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter, gets licks from Cheech as the shelter opens a new space Saturday in Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com