Girl Scouts Find Badges and More in Vernon Hills, IL

From badges to briging ceremonies, the Girl Scouts Regional Service Center of Vernon Hills serves Girl Scouts in more than 102 communities. Read more »

It’s the Great Pumpkin Launch, Vernon Hills

Roll, Smash and Launch those Halloween Pumpkins at the Vernon Hills Pumpkin Launch. It’s November 3rd.  The Halloween decorations are put away, the candy is almost eaten and the subsequent dental visits have been planned.  But what to do about all the leftover pumpkins and jack-o-lanters?  Just when I thought my carefully carved jack-o-lanterns would be [...] Read more »

Fireworks and Fun in Vernon Hills and the Surrounding Suburbs!

Fireworks and parade information for Vernon Hills and surrounding suburbs. Read more »

Family Movie Night in Vernon Hills!

The Vernon Hills Park District is presenting an outdoor showing of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in Deerpath Park (just off of Route 45 in the Deerpath neighborhood) on Saturday, June 25th at 8:45pm. Read more »

Aspen Drive Library Opening in Vernon Hills, IL

Aspen Drive Public Library Grand Opening in Vernon Hills, IL – 24 days and counting! “Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library.  The only entrance requirement is interest.”  ~Lady Bird Johnson The Cook Memorial Public Library District has excitedly announced the completion of construction on the Aspen Drive Public [...] Read more »

Cuneo Art Festival in Vernon Hills- Memorial Day Weekend Things to do

Cuneo Art Festival Vernon Hills- Don’t forget to stop by this weekend in Vernon Hills One of the things I love about Vernon Hills and the adjacent Chicago Northwest Suburbs in the summertime is the abundance of art festivals to attend.  For the fifth year, the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens in Vernon Hills, IL is [...] Read more »

Vernon Hills – Rainy day Activities for your children

Finding fun, rainy-day activities for kids in Vernon Hills during June is as easy as looking around the corner. The signs are all there.  The kids are getting restless, the weather is getting warmer and the bulletin boards are all coming down in the classroom.  This can only mean one thing – summertime in Vernon [...] Read more »