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Vernon Hills board approves reduced façade changes for Farmers Best Market at Hawthorne Mall
Summary
Trustees approved Ordinance 2026-015 allowing a scaled-back façade refresh for Farmers Best Market at 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., after staff and the store’s architect said the smaller scope will speed the store’s April opening; board asked for an updated color rendering before construction.
Trustees on the Vernon Hills Village Board on Feb. 17 approved Ordinance 2026-015 to permit a reduced façade modification for Farmers Best Market at 413 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The village’s director of community development, Director Jennings, told the board the proposal is a scaled-back version of a September 2025 plan that had been adopted as an ordinance; because the newer proposal is smaller in scope staff would likely have approved it administratively were it not for the prior ordinance. “The…
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