Vernon Hills

A North Chicago man was arrested and was facing attempted first-degree murder charges after a shooting at a suburban Vernon Hills shopping center left one person in critical condition and led to an hours-long manhunt.

A man was wounded Thursday night in a shooting near a shopping center in Vernon Hills. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.

A large police presence was reported near the Hawthorn Hills Shopping Center in suburban Vernon Hills Thursday evening as police asked the public to avoid the area.

Police in north suburban Vernon Hills were investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle late Friday, authorities said.

Other nearby suburban malls are also going through similar projects, including Old Orchard in Skokie, Golf Mill in Niles and Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale.

CAVA, a fan-favorite, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant, just opened its second Chicago area location just outside Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, according to a release.

CAVA, a fan-favorite, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant, just opened its second Chicago-area location just outside Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, according to a release.

CAVA, a fan-favorite, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant, just opened its second Chicago area location just outside Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, according to a release.

Authorities have made a final determination of a cause of death for Brissa Romero, a missing Carpentersville teen whose body was found in a Vernon Hills pond last month.

Authorities have revealed the cause of death for Brissa Romero, a missing Carpentersville teen whose body was found in a Vernon Hills pond earlier this week.

The body recovered from a Vernon Hills pond Tuesday has been positively identified as Brissa Romero, a 17-year-old from Carpentersville who had gone missing last week on her way to a work holiday party, the Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed.

A body matching the description of a missing Carpentersville teen was found in a Vernon Hills pond, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A body matching the description of a missing teen from Carpentersville has been found in a pond in Vernon Hills, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

A body has been recovered from a Vernon Hills pond authorities were searching as part of an investigation into a Carpentersville teen’s disappearance last week, police said.

Brissa Romero, 17, of Carpentersville, went missing last week while headed to a holiday work party in Vernon Hills, officials said.

The search for Brissa Romero, a 17-year-old Carpentersville girl who went missing last week on her way to a holiday party, is expected to resume Tuesday morning around 8 a.m. after authorities on Monday discovered Romero’s car in a retention pond in Vernon Hills, the Vernon Hills Police Department said. Courtney Sisk has more.

Police investigating the mysterious disappearance of a 17-year-old Carpentersville girl who went missing on her way to a work holiday party one week ago discovered the teen’s vehicle in a pond Monday afternoon near where she was last spotted on camera.

Police investigating the mysterious disappearance of a 17-year-old Carpentersville girl who went missing on her way to a work holiday party one week ago discovered the teen’s vehicle in a pond Monday afternoon near where she was last spotted on camera.

Crews could be seen searching a pond in Vernon Hills Monday afternoon amid an investigation into a Carpentersville teen’s disappearance in the area as she traveled for a holiday party.

Crews could be seen searching a pond in Vernon Hills Monday afternoon amid an investigation into a Carpentersville teen’s disappearance in the area as she traveled for a holiday party.