Threat called in to West Chicago Community high, prompting lockdown, school says

Threat called in to West Chicago Community high, prompting lockdown, school says

The situation unfolded about 11:45 a.m. noon, according to a West Chicago police spokesperson, who added no injuries have been reported but officers remained on the scene.

Lockdown lifted at West Chicago Community High School after threat deemed unfounded

A lockdown was lifted at West Chicago Community High School on Tuesday, the school’s graduation day, after police deemed a phone threat to be unfounded. The school, at 326 Joliet St., went on lockdown around 11:40 a.m. after it received a call from someone saying they wanted to harm the building, according to a statement from Community High School District 94. Police cleared the school and, during the investigation, found that a similar call fro…