Dawn Patrol: Lincolnshire OKs anti-union zone
Lincolnshire creates anti-union right-to-work zone
Lincolnshire last night became the first town in the suburbs to establish itself as a right-to-work zone, a move critics have assailed as anti-union. It's also a move experts say is sure to face a legal challenge. To create the zone, the village board approved an ordinance preventing local employers from requiring workers to pay union dues with payroll deductions. That proposal was a major tenet of Gov. Bruce Rauner's controversial Turnaround Agenda for Illinois, which many people have blasted as being anti-union. Many union supporters attended Lincolnshire's village board meeting to oppose the village's measure. Full story.
U-46 OKs new boundaries despite Latino parents' objection
Elgin schools officials adopted controversial boundary changes last night, disregarding the pleas of several Latino parents who called it "discrimination" and "racism" to move only Hispanic students from one school. The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board approved boundary changes affecting 566 students in 13 of the district's 40 elementary schools next school year. Full story.
Tires slashed on as many as 200 vehicles in Libertyville
Libertyville police continue to investigate after someone slashed the tires on as many as 200 vehicles. Damage estimates are likely in the thousands of dollars after the spree that took place between 9 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday., police said. Full story.
Rudd on leaving coroner race: I don't accept Lake County politics
Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd says his handling of several challenging cases and his challenge to Lake County politics led to the challenging of his re-election petitions and his subsequent decision to withdraw from the race yesterday. Rudd, a first-term incumbent from Lake Forest, posted a statement to his election website yesterday night elaborating on this reasons to step back from his pursuit of the Democratic Party nomination. Full story.
Trucking facility plan concerns Elgin residents
Residents who live near a proposed new trucking and warehouse facility on the southeast side of Elgin oppose the plan, saying it will increase traffic and noise in the neighborhood. Europe Holding LLC wants to build a new, bigger facility on an empty industrial lot at 980 Lambert Lane, just south of Route 20 near the border with Bartlett, city documents state. Full story.
Group hears ideas to fix overnight jet noise
Slight changes to flight paths could move airplanes over more highways, industry and parks instead of homes overnight, but that's just one of several vying solutions emerging from a Monday O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission meeting to spare residents from jet noise. Full story.
District 54 launches online system to report bullying, other dangers
Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 has added an anonymous tip form to its website for students or parents to report bullying, cyberbullying, drugs, vandalism, weapons, self-harm or other threats. Full story.
Weather
Cloudy and 42 degrees this morning. Temperatures will reach 45 degrees this afternoon before dipping back to 42 degrees overnight. Full weather.
Traffic
Work is scheduled to close Route 132 in Lake Villa from Fairfield Road to Route 59 until May. Please use Monaville Road as an alternate. Full traffic.
Bulls use 2nd half surge for 115-96 rout of lowly 76ers
Jimmy Butler had 23 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied from a halftime deficit for a 115-96 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers last night. Nikola Mirotic had 17 points and Tony Snell added 16. Joakim Noah had 15 rebounds and eight assists as the Bulls won their third straight. Full story.