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Suspicious package prompts bomb squad response at Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods

The bomb squad was called and police are investigating after a package with a suspicious substance was sent to Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods Wednesday. The Riverwoods Police Department, Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to Discover Financial Services, 2500 Lake Cook Road in Riverwoods. A 911 […]

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Mundelein Community Days evacuated after suspicious package found on festival grounds

A suspicious package led to the response of a bomb squad and the evacuation of the Community Days festival in Mundelein Friday morning, authorities said. The Mundelein Police Department said a patron of Community Days alerted them to a suspicious package. “Out of an abundance of caution the grounds were evacuated,” the police department said. […]

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Local, federal investigation underway after bomb threat made toward bank in Libertyville

Local and federal authorities are investigating after a bomb threat was made toward a bank in downtown Libertyville Wednesday morning, police said. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday to the BMO Harris Bank, 354 North Milwaukee Avenue. Libertyville Police Department Sgt. Dusan Racic said a bomb threat was made via telephone toward […]

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Bomb, shooting threat at historic building in downtown Woodstock being investigated as ‘swatting’

Authorities are investigating a bomb and shooting threat at the Old Courthouse Center in downtown Woodstock Friday evening as a “swatting” call, which prompted evacuations and a large police response. At 7:25 p.m. Friday, the Northeast Regional Communications Center (NERCOM) received a call from an unknown person with a male voice. The caller said he […]

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Suspect identified, charged with making bomb threat toward SEDOL campus in Gages Lake

A suspect has been identified and charged after authorities say he made a bomb threat that prompted a lockdown atย the Special Education District of Lake County campus in Gages Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 p.m. on January 25 to the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL) campus in the 18100 […]