The Vernon Hills Park District partnered with SWALCO and Go Green! Vernon Hills/Lincolnshire, to offer a free pumpkin composting drop-off off at 1400 Indianwood Drive on Thursday November 5 from 730 am - 4 pm. Pumpkins as well as other decorations such as corn stalks, squashes,...

PALS Safe Center for Remote Learning extended its enrollment age to include 6th graders! The purpose of this program is to provide working families an opportunity to enroll their children in a supervised, quality program, located in a quiet environment where they can safely...

Annually, the District stocks it's lakes and ponds with a variety of fish species.  This fall, Big and Little Bear Lakes in Century Park as well as Willow and Evergreen Lakes in Deerpath Park were stocked. Information can be found on our Park Education web page under Lake and...

On behalf of the Park Board and Park District staff, we thank Park Commissioner Jim Ballowe for his 13 years of dedicated service to the Vernon Hills community.

Thank you to the Vernon Hills community for donating outerwear to the Midwest Veterans Closet, a non-profit organization supporting local veterans. The Park District delivered a large van packed with your donations to the Midwest Veterans Closet.

The skate park will be closed Monday, September 28 to Friday, October 3 for routine annual maintenance to ensure the skate park can be enjoyed for many years to come. Our Parks Team will clean, repaint, and seal the concrete before winter. They will also perform turf maintenance...

Due to heavy use of the sled hill for exercise this past spring and summer, the Parks Department has closed the sled hill for approximately 4 weeks to conduct turf restoration work. The restoration work includes aerating, top dressing, seeding, fertilizing and watering the hill...

Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada ( GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Vernon Hills Park District for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report  (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended May 31,...

Every Wednesday through October, the Park District is offering free Time to Play 2GO activity kits for children ages 5-10 years.  The pick-up time has been changed to 5:30 pm on Wednesdays at the Sullivan Community Center. The kits are limited in quantity and are available...