School officials said charges are expected as police continue to investigate a bomb threat that canceled classes Friday for students in Prairie Grove School District 46. Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 Superintendent John M. Bute sent a letter to parents Thursday evening regarding the situation. District 46 includes Praire Grove Elementary and Prairie Grove […]
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Bomb threat prompts police response, evacuation at synagogue in Highland Park
Officials say an individual made anti-Semitic remarks and falsely claimed to have planted a bomb in the parking lot of a synagogue in Highland Park Friday afternoon. North Suburban Synagogue Beth El said the incident occurred around 2:10 p.m. Friday. An individual called Beth El, located at 1175 Sheridan Road in Highland Park, and made […]
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Police say man called 911, made bomb threat towards Meijer store in McHenry
A McHenry man, who was charged last year with hitting a pedestrian with his car at the Meijer in McHenry, is now wanted for calling in a bomb threat earlier this month to the same store. John K. Petko Jr., 50, of the 1800 block of South Route 31 in McHenry, was charged with false […]
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No criminal charges will be filed against student who made bomb threat towards Cary Junior High School
Police say no criminal charges will be filed against a student who made a bomb threat towards Cary Junior High School, prompting an evacuation of the school on Wednesday. The Cary Police Department responded around 8:50 a.m. Wednesday to the Cary Junior High School, 2109 Crystal Lake Road in Cary, for a report of a […]
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Cary Junior High School evacuated after bomb threat, police say
Police say they evacuated Cary Junior High School Wednesday morning after responding to a report of a “vague” bomb threat. The Cary Police Department responded to the Cary Junior High School, located at 2109 Crystal Lake Road in Cary. Cary Deputy Police Chief Scott Naydenoff told Lake and McHenry County Scanner his department received a […]
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Charges filed against man who threatened to blow up apartment building in North Chicago
Charges have been filed against a man who planned to commit “suicide by cop” and threatened to blow up an apartment building during an eviction earlier this month in North Chicago. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Division arrived at an apartment in the 1700 block of Sheridan Road in North Chicago around 10 […]
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SWAT team called after armed man threatens to blow up apartment building in North Chicago
A SWAT team and the bomb squad were called to a North Chicago apartment Monday after an armed man threatened police with explosives during an attempted eviction. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Division arrived at an apartment in the 1700 block of Sheridan Road in North Chicago around 10 a.m. Monday. Lake County […]
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Store evacuated following unfounded bomb threat at Walmart in Antioch
The Walmart in Antioch was evacuated Thursday morning following a bomb threat, but no explosives devices were found, police said. The Antioch Police Department responded around 7:30 a.m. Thursday to the Walmart, 475 East Route 173, for a report of a bomb threat. Antioch Police Department Detective Sergeant Charles Smith told Lake and McHenry County […]
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Lake County sheriff canine, police officers respond to bomb threat at North Chicago High School
Police are working to identify the suspect who called in a bomb threat to the North Chicago High School, which caused the school to be evacuated Friday and an explosives detection dog to be called to the scene. North Chicago District 187 Superintendent John Price said that an unknown person called in a bomb threat […]