Briefs: Antioch to study proposal

Antioch trustees voted unanimously Monday to move forward with a feasibility study to establish a business district to help offset costs of a proposed retail development. Developers from Chicago-based V-Land Corp. have asked the village to create a business district, which would mean sales tax at the stores within the district would be up to 1 percentage point higher than the village's standard 6.5 percent. V-Land is building Antioch Marketplace, a 600,000-square-foot shopping center planned for the north side of Route 173, just west of Deep Lake Road. Kane, McKenna and Associates, of Chicago, will conduct the study. V-Land will pay for it.

West Nile hotline

The Lake County Health Department has re-activated the West Nile virus hotline for county residents to report dead birds, areas of stagnant water (which are conducive for mosquito breeding), or to obtain information on the signs and symptoms of West Nile encephalitis. The hotline number is: (847) 377-8300. West Nile virus is contracted from the bite of a mosquito infected with the virus. Health officials will begin to collect a limited number of dead crows, robins and blue jays for testing beginning June 1. Dead birds cannot spread the virus, but the information is used as a monitor. While most people infected with the virus have no symptoms of illness, some may become ill, usually three to 15 days after the bite of an infected mosquito. Visit http://www.co.lake.il.us/ health/ehs/westnile.asp.

Dance show set

"Around the World" is the theme for the next Mundelein High School Orchesis dance show, set for 7 p.m. May 13. The show is the last of the school year for the group, and it will feature styles from various regions and traditional American styles. Tickets are $3 for students or $4 for adults.

Man robbed at gunpoint

A 25-year-old Wheeling man was robbed at gunpoint around 12:15 a.m. Sunday on the 500 block of North Ridge Avenue, Arlington Heights. The robber came out from behind parkway bushes, pointed the gun and demanded his backpack. The man handed over the backpack and turned away; the robber hit him on the back and side of his head. The victim saw three men running away. The empty backpack was discovered 15 minutes later at Vail Avenue and St. James; a driver's license and other forms of ID were missing.