False Alarm About Suspicious Package Shuts Down Part Of Blue Line
The Forest Park branch of the Blue Line was shut down along its westernmost stretch Friday morning, for a report of a suspicious package that turned out to be a false alarm.
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The Forest Park branch of the Blue Line was shut down along its westernmost stretch Friday morning, for a report of a suspicious package that turned out to be a false alarm.
Service on the CTA'S Blue Line was disrupted for more than an hour as police investigated a report of a suspicious package in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood Wednesday evening.
The Blue line subway stop at Jackson Boulevard, and the pedestrian tunnel that connects to the Red Line, have reopened Wednesday afternoon, more than two hours after they were closed due to a suspicious package.
An 18-year-old Lincoln Park resident accused of causing an evacuation at Millennium Park Saturday evening told WBBM Newsradio 780 that he was taking part in a "costume play" and that it was all a misunderstanding.
Chicago police took three subjects in custody and said a suspicious object found near the iconic "Bean" sculpture was part of a "role-playing event."
Michigan Avenue downtown was busy and bustling as usual in the midday hours, but a suspicious package shut the road down in the wee hours when a suspicious package was discovered.
The FBI is leading the investigation into a threatening letter filled with white powder opened Monday at the Second District Appellate Court building in Elgin.
An investigation is underway in Elgin after a suspicious substance was mailed to a court building.
The situation is back to normal a day later, but right across from the Dirksen Federal Building downtown Wednesday, a building was evacuated for more than four hours due to a suspicious package.
Three floors of a Loop building have been evacuated — and traffic is being diverted — as police investigate a "suspicious" package Wednesday afternoon.
CTA Red Line trains were rerouted out of the subway this morning, after a suspicious package was reportedly found tied to the tracks. Service is now back to normal.
A beeping package found by a janitor Monday morning near the Magnificent Mile has been deemed safe.
A "suspicious" package that closed a West Rogers Park intersection Friday night has been found to be harmless, police said.
A scare overnight on the CTA Blue Line turned out to be a false alarm.
