A suspect was taken into custody after a report of a residential burglary in progress in Highland Park that prompted police activity and a school lockdown Thursday afternoon. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 12:07 p.m. Thursday to the area of Michigan Avenue and Green Bay Road. City officials said a 911 call was […]
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Classes resume as normal after high school in Lake Villa receives ‘alarming’ email involving homicidal thoughts
Classes have resumed as normal at a high school in Lake Villa but with extra police patrols after a lockdown was issued due to an “alarming” email that indicated the sender had homicidal thoughts. Lakes Community High School Principal Jori Bowen sent a message to the school community on Friday morning announcing that Lakes Community […]
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Officials say ‘hold in place’ implemented at Huntley High School was due to ‘concerning message’ found in school
School officials say a “hold in place” activation on Wednesday at Huntley High School, which accidentally escalated into a lockdown, was due to a “concerning message” found in a bathroom. Huntley High School Principal Dr. Marcus Belin sent a message to families of the school around noon on Wednesday informing them that Huntley High School […]
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Report of person armed with knife prompts District 47 schools to be placed on ‘secure’ protocol in Crystal Lake
Officials say District 47 schools were placed on “secure” protocol after a resident called 911 to report a person was possibly armed with a knife in Crystal Lake Thursday morning. Crystal Lake School District 47 said around 9:35 a.m. Thursday that the Crystal Lake Police Department placed some district schools in a “secure” action due […]
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Huntley High School placed on lockdown while police, administration investigated ‘safety concern’
Huntley High School was placed on a soft lockdown, which accidentally escalated into a hard lockdown, as police and administrators investigated a “safety concern” on Wednesday. Huntley High School Principal Dr. Marcus Belin sent a message to families of the school around noon on Wednesday informing them that Huntley High School was in a “Hold […]
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Police response dispatched after alarm activation prompts lockdown at high school in Algonquin
A police response was sent to Jacobs High School in Algonquin for an alarm that prompted a hard lockdown Friday morning — the second in less than a month. The Algonquin Police Department responded just before 12 p.m. Friday to Harry D. Jacobs High School, 2601 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin. School officials said a […]
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Lockdown issued, police response sent after student activates police alarm at Gurnee elementary school
A lockdown was issued and police responded after a student pulled an alarm indicating a threat at an elementary school in Gurnee Friday morning. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 11:13 a.m. Friday to Woodland Elementary School, 7000 West Washington Street in Gurnee, for an alarm activation. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor […]
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Heavy police response sent after alarm activation prompts lockdown at high school in Algonquin
A heavy police response was sent to Jacobs High School in Algonquin for an alarm that prompted a hard lockdown Friday morning, officials said. The Algonquin Police Department said around 7:40 a.m. that a heavy police presence was in the area of Harry D. Jacobs High School, 2601 Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, for an […]
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2 suspects arrested after fleeing from retail theft in Lake in the Hills, leading to lockdown at school
Two suspects were taken into custody after fleeing on foot from a retail theft at a store in Lake in the Hills, prompting a lockdown at a nearby high school. Administration from Jacobs High School in Algonquin sent a message to parents about the incident Monday afternoon. Jacobs High School briefly entered a shelter-in-place from […]