Vernon Hills
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The Biz Week That Was: Pickleball saves big boxes, anxiety over auto tariffs, and townhouses at Bell WorksMar 29, 2025 1:50 pm - How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbs The rise of e-commerce has reshaped the retail landscape, leaving big vacancies in dozens of shop...
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‘Unnecessary angst’: Partisan politics creeping into local racesMar 29, 2025 12:53 pm - Partisan politics have crept into many of the races for local, nonpartisan offices that’ll be decided this Tuesday.
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4-season shelter at Lakewood Forest Preserve among first projects funded with referendum proceedsMar 28, 2025 2:44 pm - Voters who last November overwhelmingly authorized the Lake County Forest Preserves’ request last fall to borrow $155 million to reboot its project list will begin to see the results of that support.
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Level-headed trustee candidateMar 28, 2025 4:00 am - As a resident of Vernon Hills for more than 20 years, I had to opportunity to interact with Monica Lundeen on a number of occasions, including one with a very unreasonabl...
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Route 59 reopened after North Barrington crash investigationMar 27, 2025 2:17 pm - Three people were injured, one critically, in a crash Thursday morning on Route 59 in North Barrington.
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Riaz Yusuff: 2025 candidate for College of Lake County District 532 boardMar 27, 2025 12:00 pm - Riaz Yusuff is one of seven candidates running for two seats on the College of Lake County District 532 board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Torrie Mark Newsome: 2025 candidate for College of Lake County District 532 boardMar 27, 2025 11:59 am - Torrie Mark Newsome is one of seven candidates running for two seats on the College of Lake County District 532 board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Jesus Gerena: 2025 candidate for College of Lake County District 532 boardMar 27, 2025 11:58 am - Jesus Gerena is one of seven candidates running for two seats on the College of Lake County District 532 board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Dining out: Turtle gumbo, National Hot Chicken Day and a restaurant closing in St. CharlesMar 26, 2025 12:11 pm - Perry’s is offering up a Louisiana delicacy for a limited time, while Fry the Coop is celebrating National Hot Chicken Day Sunday, March 30, with a special deal.
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How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbsMar 26, 2025 9:13 am - When big-box stores like Toys R Us or Buy Buy Baby close, they leave behind tens of thousands of empty square feet — spaces that can be difficult to fill. One unlikely contender —pickleball — is breathing new life into these cavernous retail spaces.