Suspicious package found at police station in Channahon

The village took the suspicious package so seriously that they canceled a village meeting that had been planned for Monday evening.

• May 5, 2025

Suspicious package at police station in Channahon, Illinois

The village took the suspicious package so seriously that they canceled a village meeting that had been planned for Monday evening.

• May 5, 2025
• 0:23

CTA Red Line resumes normal service after bomb threat hoax in Edgewater

Police said a suspicious object found in the 5600 block of North Broadway was deemed to be a hoax.

• Oct 26, 2023

Suspicious package evacuates Des Plaines police headquarters

Two members of the police department staff were in close contact with the item – and were taken to the hospital in good condition as a precautionary measure. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.

• Aug 4, 2023
• 1:44

Dozens of packages dumped from UPS truck at park in Little Village

It's unclear if the truck or the packages were stolen.

• Nov 27, 2022

Metra Trains Halted Through Afternoon Rush Due To Suspicious Package At Ogilvie

Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation, and the transit center was also evacuated. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.

• Mar 7, 2022
• 2:03

Metra trains halted at Ogilvie Transportation Center due to suspicious package

Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation.

• Mar 7, 2022

Metra Trains Stopped For Suspicious Package Outside Ogilvie

Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.

• Mar 7, 2022
• 1:11

Scene Cleared After Police Investigate Suspicious Package At Bryn Mawr Red Line Station

Chicago police were investigating a suspicious package at the Bryn Mawr Red Line station Saturday afternoon. 

• May 8, 2021

Bomb Squad Called In After Live Grenade Is Found In South Austin

The Chicago Police Bomb Squad was called into the South Austin neighborhood on Tuesday after someone found a live grenade.

• Apr 13, 2021

Suspicious Package Shuts Down Stretch Of Clark Street In Edgewater

Police were called and a stretch of Clark Street in Edgewater was closed Monday afternoon for a suspicious package.

• Feb 10, 2020

Daily Herald Building Reopens After Evacuation For Suspicious Package

The Daily Herald's office building was evacuated due to a suspicious package Thursday. 

• Jan 16, 2020

Man Charged With Drug Trafficking After Dropping Package Of Narcotics In Logan Square Mailbox

Pawel Borowski-Beszta, of the Near North Side, has been charged with one felony count each of controlled substance trafficking and possession of a controlled substance. He was due to appear in bond court at noon Thursday.

• Sep 12, 2019

Red Line Trains Resume Normal Service After Suspicious Package At Grand

Red Line trains have resumed normal service, after the CTA investigated a suspicious package at the Grand subway stop.

• Aug 28, 2019

Suspicious Package Detonated Outside Lombard Village Hall Deemed Non-Threatening

Police blocked off the entrances to the police station and village hall in Lombard Tuesday morning due to a suspicious package in the area. 

• Aug 20, 2019

Suspicious Package Found At St. Joseph Orthodox Church In Wheaton Was Doorbell Being Delivered

A suspicious package was found at St. Joseph Orthodox Church in Wheaton Monday evening around 8, according to the Wheaton Police Department. 

• Jun 10, 2019

I-90 In Kane County Reopened After Closing Due To Suspicious Package

Illinois State Police were telling drivers to avoid the area of I-90 eastbound and westbound in Gilberts after a suspicious package was found inside a stopped vehicle.

• Apr 28, 2019

Suspicious Packages Mailed To Obamas, Clintons, CNN

Authorities have intercepted suspicious packages mailed to former President Barack Obama's home in D.C., and former First Lady Hillary Clinton's home in New York.

• Oct 24, 2018

Mailroom Workers At Dirksen Federal Building Report Suspicious Package

Workers at the Dirksen Federal Building mailroom came in contact with a substance in a package they deemed suspicious on Wednesday.

• Oct 10, 2018

Dearborn Street Reopens After Police Clear Suspicious Package

A busy stretch of Dearborn Street was closed for about an hour during the Friday evening rush, as police and fire officials investigated a suspicious package.

• Sep 21, 2018

Blue Line Shut Down At Logan Square For Suspicious Package

Blue Line service has been shut down between Grand and Addison after reports of a suspicious object at the Logan Square station.

• Jul 16, 2018

3 Hospitalized After Suspicious Foul-Smelling Package Found In The Loop

Chicago firefighters called in a hazardous materials response after receiving reports of a "package emanating a foul odor" inside an office building at 131 S. Dearborn St. around 9:15 a.m.

• Jun 21, 2018

Suspicious Package On CTA Bus Closes NW Side Intersection

Chicago police say an unattended backpack was discovered on a bus around 4:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of North Kimball.

• Aug 22, 2017

Brown Line Service Resumes After Suspicious Package Checked

The Chicago Police Bomb and Arson Unit was checking out a suspicious package on the roof of a building next to the Brown Line tracks in the 1500 block of North Hudson Avenue shortly after 11 a.m.

• Jun 30, 2016

Lockdown Lifted At Loyola Medical Center After Suspicious Package Checked

The Loyola University Medical Center campus in Maywood has been locked down, after a suspicious package was found in a parking garage.

• Jun 14, 2016

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