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Chicago TV studio evacuated Wednesday after phone threat

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CHICAGO — A television studio was evacuated Wednesday night after the station received a telephone threat. Police said a man made the threat to WTTW Chicago, 5400 N. St. Louis Ave., around 6:30 p.m. Officers responded to the station and the building was evacuated.There were no reported injuries and no one is in custody. Area Detectives are investigating.No further information has been released.

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CBS Local

Studios And Offices Of WTTW-11, WFMT Radio Evacuated After Telephone Threat

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Renée Crown Public Media Center in the North Park community was evacuated Wednesday evening due to a telephone threat.The building at 5400 N. St. Louis Ave. houses WTTW-Channel 11 and WFMT Radio.Police said at 6:31 p.m., someone made a telephone threat – prompting the evacuation of the building.WTTW Senior Vice President for Marketing and Digital Media Anne Gleason confirmed the station received a phone threat and said police…

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Chicago Tribune

Phone threat triggers evacuation of Chicago TV studio

The threat came into WTTW Chicago, 5400 N. St. Louis Ave., on Wednesday and police were notified, according to an employee at the station.

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Chicago Sun Times

WTTW studio building evacuated following phone threat

WTTW received a threatening phone call Oct. 27, 2021 to their North Side offices. | File photoPolice evacuated the building that houses the local PBS TV station, but there was “no incident” company officials said. The WTTW studio building was evacuated Wednesday night following a threatening phone call, police say. About 6:30 p.m., someone made a threatening call to the WTTW offices in the 5400 block of North St. Louis Avenue, according to Chic…

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