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The Saugerties Central School District budget was the only one to be defeated during school elections on Tuesday, as residents voted on spending plans, propositions and board members. In Red Hook, a proposition to spend nearly $15 million to fund several projects was also defeated.SaugertiesSaugerties Central School District officials were unable to muster enough support […]
South suburban native Allison Matson has been hired as the new village administrator in Wauconda.
After national search, Vernon Hills finds its next village manager in Wauconda Kevin Timony Updated 5/5/2021 4:25 PM The search for a new village manager in Vernon Hills attracted interest from coast to coast, but the chosen candidate grew up down the street. Wauconda Village Administrator Kevin Timony will succeed Mark Fleischhauer as village manager starting July 6. His selection from among 76 applicants was announced Tuesday. The village in January hired GovHR USA, a Northbrook recruiting firm, to help find a replacement for Fleischhauer, who had announced his retirement but...
Vernon Hills cancels Summer Celebration, July 4 parade, shifts to RibFest, fireworks Visitors enjoy the music at Vernon Hills Summer Celebration. The multiday event has been canceled for a second consecutive year. Daily Herald File Photo The Vernon Hills Fourth of July parade heads down a packed Deerpath Drive. Village officials say the crowded event makes it too difficult to enforce social distancing guidelines. Daily Herald File Photo Updated 4/21/2021 9:02 PM The hope of holding big summer events in Vernon Hills has fallen short, as two highly attended attractions have...
Updated 4/13/2021 8:20 PM Vernon Hills plans to pay $46.5 million in incentives to help bring about the redevelopment of the 1970s-era Hawthorn Mall, long considered the village's retail centerpiece. That amount emerged after lengthy negotiations with mall owner Centennial Real Estate. The Dallas-based company is proceeding with a $252 million plan called Hawthorn 2.0 to reinvent the 1.3 million-square-foot center at Townline Road (Route 60) and Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21). Village contributions are the meat of a pending redevelopment agreement, which details conditions, schedules and obli...