Studio Apartments for Rent in Vernon Hills, IL

Vernon Hills, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago, grew from a 200-acre farm into a north suburban community of roughly 27,000 residents with a strong retail core, forest preserve land and multiple parks. Century Park Arboretum sits in the middle of town with 113 acres that include two lakes, nearly 3 miles of walking and biking paths, several playgrounds and a sledding hill, and it hosts July 4th concerts, fireworks and the four-day Vernon Hills Days festival with live music, food and carnival rides. Half Day Forest Preserve borders the Des Plaines River, where the Des Plaines River Trail draws runners, walkers and cross-country skiers, while the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex stays busy on warm weekends with baseball and soccer. Hawthorn Mall, opened in 1973, has been redeveloped into a mixed-use hub with housing and outdoor storefronts, surrounded by additional shopping centers like Mellody Farms and grocery stores such as Whole Foods Market and Jewel, giving residents a range of attractions and daily conveniences. Families often focus on Hawthorn School District 73’s highly rated elementary and middle schools, which feed into Vernon Hills High School, and on the south side, schools that lead to Adlai E. Stevenson High School, both of which have strong statewide reputations. Commuters use Interstate 94 about 3 miles east, Pace bus routes along Milwaukee Avenue, and the Vernon Hills Metra station for an hour-long train ride to Chicago’s Union Station.