Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Vernon Hills is a village in Lake County, Illinois, with about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Vernon Hills offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 village office pages for Vernon Hills, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Clerk, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Vernon Hills records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Vernon Hills: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Lake County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the Lake County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Vernon Hills Village Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Village Clerk keeps the official records of the village government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the village's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Vernon Hills.
- Website: vernonhills.org/165/Clerks-Office (page title: Clerk's Office | Vernon Hills, IL)
- Address: 740 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Vernon Hills Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: vernonhills.org/344/Contact (page title: Contact... | Vernon Hills, IL)
- Phone: 847-367-3700
- Address: 290 Evergreen Dr Vernon Hills, IL 60061
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Vernon Hills
Illinois public records law applies to the village government of Vernon Hills. The village runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: vernonhills.org/211/Records-Section (page title: Records Section | Vernon Hills, IL)
- Phone: 847-247-4896
- Address: 740 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Lake County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Lake County. The Lake County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Vernon Hills website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Vernon Hills offices listed above, and the village's own website is vernonhills.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Vernon Hills village board minutes and ordinances?
From the Village Clerk at vernonhills.org/165/Clerks-Office. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Vernon Hills?
Vernon Hills cases are heard by the courts that serve Lake County, and people arrested in Vernon Hills are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Lake County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Vernon Hills?
Through the village's records request page at vernonhills.org/211/Records-Section, phone 847-247-4896. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.