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Vernon Hills Board approves car show permit and buys artificial holiday tree
Summary
The Village approved a capped car-show special-event permit at Hawthorne Mall (one pilot date, organizer-limited to ~100 vehicles) and authorized a contract up to $42,400 to purchase and store a 26-foot artificial holiday tree through a turnkey vendor.
The village board approved Resolution 2025-048 to allow a car show in the northwest corner of the Hawthorne Mall parking lot, subject to the mall’s written approval and specified conditions. Organizer George Bridges told the board the event would limit the display to 100 vehicles and that the show portion would run roughly 11 a.m.–1 p.m., with setup and breakdown windows extending from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The board approved the resolution with the condition that the mall provide written agreement to the chosen date (October 19 or October 26 were under consideration for 2025).
Separately, the…
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