Vernon Hills

Prosecutors announced an indictment against a Barrington man charged with fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend last month.

Now through Dec. 31, Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, will be collecting diaper donations to support families in need.

From 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 14, Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, will host a magical experience.

Hawthorn will host a Giving Tree in cooperation with Catholic Charities, an organization dedicated to providing food, clothing, shelter and counseling to the hopeless in Chicago and its suburbs.

Hawthorn will host “Sensory Santa,” a sensory-friendly opportunity for children with special needs and their families on Dec. 8.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites the community to participate in a feminine hygiene product drive for one week, Dec. 1 through 7.

Santa’s Arrival celebration will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday Nov. 15, at Hawthorn, a regional shopping center in Vernon Hills.

Hawthorn is recycling Halloween pumpkins and keeping them out of landfills together with S.B.C. Waste Solutions, a local waste disposal company, SWALCO, the solid waste agency serving Lake County, and SCARCE, an organization dedicated to preserving the Earth’s natural resources.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites area families to attend a fun-filled trick-or-treating event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 31.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites the community to participate in its Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration taking place from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in the H&M Court and Center Park.

On Sept. 4, CASA Lake County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its newly renovated office.

Henry and June Giugni built their house, its ponds and streams outside of Harvard, but are ready to downsize and are putting the house up for auction.

A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.

In the heart of Aspen Drive Library, nestled among shelves overflowing with stories of wonder, sits Aishi Agarwal with a copy of her debut children’s book, “The Mysterious Family.”

On July 26, Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to a fun-filled Painting Party led by The Painted Penguin that features an opportunity for children to paint a ceramic piece of their very own.

On June 29, Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to a Day of Playoddity featuring slime creating, bracelet making, and DIY button stations.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, will host an event to celebrate Pride month on June 15.

Smokin’ Deal BBQ will host an open house May 11.

The National Hockey League Coaches Association recently selected Charice Paoli for a prestigious Female Coach spotlight. She was featured among 85 female hockey coaches from across North America.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills invites the community to celebrate Earth Day on April 20 with an Electronics Recycling Drive and a Textile/Shoe Collection Event.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to its fun-filled Easter Eggventure event from 9 to 11 a.m. March 30.

Hawthorn will host a special Sensory-Friendly Bunny event on March 17.

Simply Bee is growing. On Feb. 23, the staff was joined by members of the Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein & Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce for an official ribbon cutting at their expanded Vernon Hills location.

Airman Damian Herrera, a native of Vernon Hills, serves aboard USS John L. Canley.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to meet and take keepsake photos with the Easter Bunny in his spring garden on the Lower Level in Macy’s Court.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, will welcome the Year of the Dragon with a spectacular Lunar New Year celebration from noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 in the lower-level H&M Court.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, recently announced the addition of six new tenants continuing the center’s transformative redevelopment into a self-sustaining live-work-play campus.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites pet owners to bring their furry four-legged friends to a special pet photo session with Santa Claus from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, will hold a very special Santa’s arrival celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17.

Hawthorn will host a pumpkin recycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 4.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to two family-friendly Halloween events: Spooktacular on Oct. 28, and an in-center Trick-or-Treat event with a Puppy Paw-Rade on Oct. 31.

As Orphans of the Storm approaches its 95th anniversary this October, the shelter has rescued nearly 150,000 pets.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, together with the center’s animal shelter, Orphans of the Storm, will host a very special “Kitten Yoga” event from 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 16 inside the shelter (next to LensCrafters).

A pair of police dogs helped track down a Lake Zurich man after police say he tried to steal a skid-steer and pulled a gun on the vehicle’s owner near Vernon Hills.

A Libertyville man died Aug. 10 when a trailer ramp apparently fell on him while he was trying to raise it, authorities said.

From 11 a.m. to noon Aug. 16, Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, will host Nanny Nikki.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sept. 9.

U-Haul Co. of Illinois Inc. is pleased to announce that Vernon Hills Marathon signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Vernon Hills community.

Former state Sen. Terry Link, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Illinois Capitol, publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he’d worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker in 2019.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, encourages the community to give the gift of life through its blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 10.

Hawthorn Mall, together with Bears Fit, will host a National Fitness Day event from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. May 6 in Center Park.

A months-long investigation resulted in the arrest of a Wheeling man in connection with drug-trafficking, authorities said.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites the community to participate in a series of exciting Earth Day-themed events, each designed to benefit the earth and its inhabitants.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of April 2, 2023.

Joe Zingher of Vernon Hills writes a letter to the editor.

The event will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. (before the mall opens) March 26 on the lower level in the Macy’s Court.

Hawthorn Mall invites the community to “Rock the Bald” during a fun-filled St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event March 25 to raise money to help find a cure for childhood cancer.

From 5 to 7 p.m. March 17, Hawthorn Mall invites the community to a dance performance by the talented students of the DancEd. Dance Centre in the lower-level H&M Court.

Hawthorn Mall will welcome the Year of the Rabbit with a spectacular Lunar New Year celebration from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 21 in the lower-level H&M Court.

Hawthorn Mall, together with The Gallery of Art and Collectibles, also known as “The Disney Gallery,” will host a live painting performance featuring the talents of Disney fine artist Trevor Carlton.