The Vernon Hills Park District plans to follow all Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and Lake County Health Department guidelines and recommendations. We are also working very closely with our risk management agency while continuing to implement our cleaning protocols at...

The Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County’s snowshoeing team recently competed in the Special Olympics Regional Snowshoeing tournament at Hoffman Estates High School. SRACLC’s dedicated athletes came ready to compete in their races in hopes of advancing to...

One ice rink will open on Saturday, February 15.  The rink is located in Century Park near the pavilion, 1401 Indianwood Drive. The ice rink will stay lit until 10 pm. Free skate rentals are available in the pavilion on weekends when the ice rink is open. Weather permitting,...

The District will begin demolition of the 2-5 year old playground at Kiddie Korral on Wednesday, February 19. Construction fencing will surround the entire playground for safety purposes. The playground is scheduled to be completed by mid-March,weather...

James Ballowe and Cindy Kessler, commissioners of the award winning, accredited Vernon Hills Park District, received Master Board Member Awards from the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) at its annual conference held recently at the Hyatt Regency –...

The Beaver Creek Development project will continue through Spring/Summer 2020. Click here to view the rendering of Beaver Creek Park.

Due to the weather forecast for this weekend, the parks department is planning to close the parking lots listed below.  The parking lots will be plowed by Monday afternoon. Plowing  efforts will have priority at the Sullivan Community Center, Lakeview Fitness, Century Park...

Today is an historic day for the Oak Savanna, located in Sullivan Woods, when fire is reintroduced into the ecosystem with a prescribed burn. It has been at least a century, possibly hundreds of years, since fire has moved through the Savanna.  The only way to really tell will...

A community meeting was held on November 7, 2019 at the Sullivan Community Center. People in attendance viewed conceptual designs of a new skate park and spoke with the skate park developer offering their insights on a new design. The rendering below is the proposed design...

On Friday, December 6, the Sullivan Community Center will close at 3 pm for a building maintenance.