A juvenile who allegedly made a social media post threatening a school shooting toward Lake Villa District 41 schools has been identified by investigators and is being charged. On Wednesday, Lake Villa School District 41 sent an email to parents saying that they were aware of rumors circulating about a student “shooting up” a school […]
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Extra police presence at Lake, McHenry County schools due to nationwide threat made to schools on TikTok
There is an extra police presence at schools in Lake and McHenry counties Friday following a nationwide threat of violence towards schools reportedly made on TikTok, authorities said. Susan Harkin, Superintendent of District 300, which has schools in McHenry and Kane counties, sent a statement to parents providing information on the threat. “District 300 has […]
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Police arrest student after social media threat, shell casing found at Lake Zurich High School
After two lockdowns Wednesday at Lake Zurich High School, police arrested a student for a social media post that indicated an act of violence was imminent, officials said. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 said in a statement the first lockdown, which was a soft lockdown, was issued after a shell casing was found […]
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Police arrest man who threatened to bomb “the school” and harm others in Huntley
A homeless man who allegedly threatened to bomb “the school” and harm people was arrested after Huntley Community School District 158 officials tipped off police regarding the threat. Jonathan M. Franzen, 22, who has no permanent address, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct, a Class A misdemeanor. The Huntley Police Department was notified […]
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Harvard man charged after explosive substance, gun recovered following social media threat
Police and federal authorities recovered an explosive substance, ammunition and an illegally possessed gun from a Harvard man who allegedly made social media threats to use a homemade explosive device. Evan G. Fazio, 24, of the 1400 block of Northfield Court in Harvard, was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon, misdemeanor possession of […]
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Huntley High School student charged after posting photo of gun with threatening message
An 18-year-old Huntley High School student was arrested during an overnight search warrant after he allegedly posted a photo of a gun with a threatening message on social media. The Huntley Police Department said that Ryan Joseph Sadoski, 18, of the 10500 block of Fleetwood Street in Huntley, was charged with disorderly conduct, a class […]
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2 Fremont Middle School students arrested after school shooting threat mentioning Columbine
Two 13-year-old Round Lake boys are in custody after police say they sent threatening messages to other Fremont Middle School students. Detectives then found one of the boys to be in possession of ammunition. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on Sunday after a 13-year-old Round Lake boy, who is a Fremont Middle […]
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Mundelein High School student arrested after posting bomb threat
A Mundelein High School student is facing a felony charge after posting a social media threat that contained hate speech and a bomb threat, officials said. “We have been informed by the Mundelein Police that a threat was made on social media by an MHS student to bomb the school. The threat also included hate […]