Our Parks Department is looking for one person to join the crew starting immediately - 40 hours per week with overtime opportunities from now through spring/summer. Most work is outdoors - develop your skills at tree work, parks maintenance/grounds repair, working burn piles in...

The Vernon Hills Park District is partnering with Cradles to Crayons for their Gear Up for Winter Collection Drive to collect new and like new children’s essential items! Please bring all donations to the Cradles to Crayons box located in Lakeview Fitness and the Sullivan...

A blood drive sponsored by the Vernon Hills Lions Club and Vernon Hills Park District will be held Saturday, October 5 from 9 am-2 pm in the Sullivan Community Center, 635 N. Aspen Drive. To schedule an appointment, please call Vitalant at 877.258.4825 or visit www.vitalant.org...

Registration is open for students in grades 1-8 who are interested in joining a recreational basketball league. The registration deadline is October 20 and a skill day has been set for October 26.

The Village of Vernon Hills and the Vernon Hills Park District are continuing to partner with homeowners to reduce the overall skunk population within the Village.  The Program is designed to provide financial reimbursement to homeowners who choose to work with licensed...

While we were looking forward to extending the Farmers Market season through September, due to vendor schedules, we have made the decision to conclude the market for the season. Thank you to everyone for a successful first year. We are looking forward to 2020!  

Enjoy the Family Aquatic Center on Labor Day!  The pool is open from 12-5 pm.  Lakeview Fitness is open from 7 am-1 pm.  The Sullivan Community Center is closed.

The bridge crossing the Seavey Ditch into the Warrington Road parking lot entrance to Deerpath Park will be closed for a minimum of one week beginning August 27th till September 4th. The wooden planks are being replaced. There is another bridge 500 yards to the south that can be...

Emergence of the “Gentle Giant” Cicada Killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus) Beginning the week of 7/22/19 the Cicada Killer Wasps have begun to emerge and be spotted around the parks. These large, intimidating wasps are uninterested in humans and don’t act aggressively...