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Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler talks during a committee meeting earlier this month, sharing his preference to prohibit recreational marijuana sales within the village.

Libertyville considering prohibition on recreational marijuana sales, while Mundelein and Vernon Hills figure out next steps

July 22, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.

Libertyville officials are leaning toward prohibiting the sale of recreational marijuana within their borders, but they want to hear from residents first and plan to publicize an upcoming public hearing...

A state capital program has allotted $500,000 for renovations to Lakeview Fitness Center, 700 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills.

State funds to pay for park improvements, road work in Vernon Hills area

July 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Vernon Township and the Vernon Hills Park District are getting the bulk of about $2.5 million approved for local governments as part of the state's new capital program. The law...

Residents ask questions about the upcoming Rockland Road rebuild during a recent community open house on the project.

Work to rebuild Rockland Road in Libertyville area to start soon along with detours

July 12, 2019 at 8:39 p.m.

Motorists traveling west on a stretch of Rockland Road in Libertyville soon will have to use detours once work starts up to rebuild the road and install larger storm sewer...

The attic in Mundelein's former village hall reveals portions of a prior roof and windows that were built around instead of being removed.

Mundelein bids farewell to former village hall on its 90th birthday

July 9, 2019 at 2:27 p.m.

A vintage display case with letters that spell "Welcome to The Village of Rockefeller" still is mounted to a wall inside Mundelein's former village hall, which dates back to 1929....

BoDeans to headline Vernon Hills Summer Celebration

July 8, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

BoDeans will be the lead performer at the Vernon Hills Summer Celebration festival on July 20. The band is widely known for its song "Closer to Free" as the theme...

Parents, administrators and school board members watch a July 2 presentation on the expansion of Hawthorn Middle School North while sitting in the school's existing cafeteria.

District 73 reveals $9.8 million expansion plan for Hawthorn Middle School North

July 8, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

Hawthorn School District 73 officials recently unveiled new plans for the $9.8 million expansion of Hawthorn Middle School North that involve the same elements previously presented in a referendum last...

Hawthorn Mall pictured in 2016 following an ownership change.

As wait continues for formal plan to redevelop Hawthorn Mall, officials in Vernon Hills gear up for negotiations over tax incentives

July 3, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.

A new special taxing district likely will help spur the redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, but village and school officials have said they're still waiting for a formal...

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