SKOKIE, Ill. — Illinois State Police are on the scene of a state building in north suburban Skokie for a possible bomb threat.
The building for the Illinois Department of Health and Human Services, at 8020 St. Louis Ave. in Skokie was evacuated about 10 a.m. for a possible bomb threat, Illinois State Police Trooper James Madden said.
Emergency crews arrived on the scene at 11 a.m. and Illinois State Police remained on the scene at 2 p.m., Madden said.
Cook County Sheriff’s police are also responding, Madden said.
A Cook County Sheriff’s police spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
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