Several Democratic Congress members received bomb threats on Thanksgiving
The incidents came a day after several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks were targeted. It's unclear if the cases are related.
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The incidents came a day after several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks were targeted. It's unclear if the cases are related.
There had earlier been a report of a bomb threat on a train in the area of Millennium Station downtown from which trains leave.
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It was the second bomb threat at the Illinois State Capitol in as many days.
The threat was deemed not to be credible and the Capitol later reopened.
"Our librarians and libraries have faced an onslaught of threats of violence and ideological intimidation for simply serving their communities."
A flight traveling to Los Angeles International Airport was diverted to Chicago and made an emergency landing after a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
A flight traveling to Los Angeles International Airport was diverted to Chicago after a bomb threat Wednesday morning. United Flight 1533, with 202 passengers, took off from Newark Liberty International Airport at 6:05 a.m. and landed at O'Hare Airport at 7:44 a.m. Chicago time.
Police said the passengers were evacuated, and the plane was searched at a remote location at O'Hare Airport.
Markeese D. Guider, 27, was charged with disorderly conduct of transmitting a bomb threat.
Jacob Spiro faces charges in dozens of other fake bomb threats at businesses and government buildings in the suburbs.
Jacob Spiro, 23, of Skokie, was charged with four counts of felony disorderly conduct of making false bomb threats.
Jacob Spiro, 23, is charged with multiple counts of disorderly conduct and falsely making a terrorist threat.
The district said the incident "mirrors the multiple incidents that have disrupted public schools and libraries throughout the Chicagoland area."
The school was set to resume normal operations at 11:30 a.m., with all bus routes running at 11 a.m.
The district says it will provide updated information on its website.
Three libraries in Aurora and one in Evanston were evacuated as police investigate the threats. Another threat in Addison was deemed unfounded.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office bomb squad was called in to assist with a search of the building.
Glen Ellyn police said it's the second bomb threat in less than two weeks. The school was evacuated and police search the grounds. There were no threats identified and the school was reopened Wednesday around 2:00 in the afternoon.
The school was reopened Wednesday around 2:00 in the afternoon.
Glenbard West High School was evacuated for a second time in less than a week after another bomb threat Thursday morning.
Students and staff at Glenbard West High School have been evacuated as a precaution as Glen Ellyn police investigate a bomb threat
Officers found two cans wrapped in duct tape with wires sticking out of them.
School psychologists, counselors, and social workers will be available today for anyone who feels stress or anxiety because of the threat.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign responded to an unconfirmed bomb threat Friday morning.
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Grayson is charged with first-degree murder for killing Massey inside her kitchen in July as she checked on a pot of boiling water.
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Police said the carjacker got away with the vehicle and the victim's personal items.
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