The Parks staff are currently working on opening shelter bathrooms for the week of April 3.  The restroom at Kids' Castle is complete and a concrete sidewalk leading to the restroom door will be poured in the next couple of weeks.”

Emma Harmata, an 8th grader from Libertyville and a member of the Turtles Swim Team, will be competing in the National Club Swimming Association Age Group Championships in Orlando, Florida this Friday. This is a national meet that includes the fastest swimmers, 14 years and...

The Vernon Hills Park District’s Parks Department will be burning small piles of cleared brush and small trees at the north end of Century Park today and periodically over the next couple of weeks when weather conditions are favorable. This is part of the invasive species...

Walk-in kindergarten registration for parents whose children live in Hawthorn School District 73 is set for for 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 23 and  9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, February 24 at Hawthorn Middle School South, 600 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. Parents must...

Beginning February 16th, the parks department will be conducting work in the wooded area at the north end of Century Park. Boxelder trees will be thinned out through cutting and chipping along with a few Ash trees that exist in the area. Buckthorn, Honeysuckle and Mulberry will...

The renovations at the Sullivan Community Center are almost complete! Our new gymnasium is scheduled to open in mid- March. The staff who currently work in the Laschen Community Center will be moving to the Sullivan Community Center the week of March 6. The preschool...

Kindergarten registration is fast approaching in Hawthorn School District 73. Learn about the district's full day program, curriculum and the registration process at upcoming meetings. Please click here for details on the informational meeting and for information in Spanish....

Kindergarten Center - Hawthorn District 73 The Vernon Hills Park District Board of Park Commissioners and Hawthorn School District 73 representatives met on Tuesday, January 3 to discuss and receive feedback from the public on a potential partnership for the development of a...

The Vernon Hills Park District Board of Park Commissioners and the Hawthorn District 73 School Board announce that they are in discussions regarding a partnership in the development of a Kindergarten Center adjacent to the Sullivan Community Center Park District facility. ...

Special D73 BOE Meeting Planned to Discuss Facility Improvements The Hawthorn District 73 Board of Education in Vernon Hills will hold a special meeting on Monday, December 5 to receive updated information about the proposed Educational Facilities Master Plan (EFMP). The Core...