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Planning commission deadlocks on US Bank multi-tenant sign variance; recommendation goes to Village Board

Vernon Hills Planning and Zoning Commission · January 22, 2026
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Summary

A public hearing on a US Bank request to install a larger, multi-tenant monument sign at 175 North Milwaukee Ave ended in a tied recommendation; commissioners split over visibility, landscape buffering and address display. The matter will proceed to the Village Board with the commission's conditions and comments.

The Vernon Hills Planning & Zoning Commission failed to reach a majority recommendation on a sign‑code variance requested by US Bank for a multi‑tenant monument sign along Milwaukee Avenue, leaving the final decision to the Village Board.

At the Jan. 28 public hearing, Ken Busick of Design Group Signage and Kevin Chung, branch manager for the US Bank location, asked the commission to allow a larger monument sign and multiple tenant panels so the bank and nearby businesses…

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