Threatening, antisemitic letter prompts hazmat response in Highland Park
Hazardous materials crews were spotted at the scene testing the letter for hazardous materials, and it was deemed to be nontoxic, the city said.
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Hazardous materials crews were spotted at the scene testing the letter for hazardous materials, and it was deemed to be nontoxic, the city said.
The City of Highland Park said the letter was sent through the U.S. Postal Service to a house in the 900 block of Marion Avenue, near Green Bay Road.
Police in Highland Park, Illinois were investigating a threatening antisemitic letter that was sent to a residence in the north suburb and reported Sunday evening.
Police in Highland Park, Illinois were investigating a threatening antisemitic letter that was sent to a residence in the north suburb and reported Sunday evening.
The hazmat team was on the scene on Marion Avenue near Green Bay Road, a neighborhood north of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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