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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Bomb squad renders scene safe after suspicious package prompts evacuation of McHenry County Government Center
Authorities say the bomb squad has given the all-clear after a woman dropped off a package outside the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock, prompting an evacuation. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said an unattended package was found at the east entrance of the McHenry County Government Center. The package was placed by someone at the […]
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Evacuation ordered after suspicious package found at McHenry County Courthouse
People have been evacuated from the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock after a suspicious package was found near the courthouse Wednesday afternoon. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said in an alert sent around 2 p.m. that they were on the scene of a suspicious package incident. The package was found at the east entrance […]
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Bomb squad called after person leaves suspicious package at front door of Grayslake home
The bomb squad was called out Thursday morning after police say an unknown person placed a suspicious package on the front porch of a house in Grayslake. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Department responded around 8 a.m. Thursday to the 300 block of Sommerset Drive in Grayslake for a report of a suspicious […]
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Sheriff, fire department respond after suspicious package received at synagogue in Long Grove
A suspicious package, which was later deemed safe, prompted a police and fire response to a Jewish synagogue in Long Grove Friday afternoon, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 12:10 p.m. Friday to Congregation Beth Judea, 5304 Route 83 in Long Grove, for a suspicious package […]
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Suspicious package prompts bomb squad response, road closure near Harvard
A suspicious package, which turned out to be a geocaching-related item, prompted the response of a bomb squad and led to a road closure near Harvard, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 19700 block of Oak Grove Road in unincorporated Harvard. McHenry County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Suspicious package prompts lockdown at Chicago Bears facility Halas Hall in Lake Forest
A suspicious package prompted an hour-long lockdown Wednesday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, which is the practice facility for the Chicago Bears, officials said. Chicago Bears Vice President of Communications Brandon Faber​ told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a suspicious package was discovered Wednesday morning. The package, which was unmarked, was relocated to […]
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Woman charged with mailing white powder substance to Woodstock Police Department, prompting hazmat response
A homeless woman was charged with mailing a letter containing a white powdery substance to the Woodstock Police Department, prompting a hazardous materials response earlier this month. Terri A. Reed, 34, who is listed as a transient from Woodstock, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct, a Class 3 felony. Woodstock Police Department Detective […]