Libraries in Morton Grove, Park Ridge, Gurnee and Wilmette have reported receiving threats with the Glencoe Public Library closing its doors citing a building emergency.
Glencoe Public Library closed its doors Thursday, Aug. 17 after several nearby libraries received bomb threats.
The “all-clear” was given after Wilmette police, in coordination with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office explosives team, conducted an extensive search at 2:30 p.m., officials said Thursday afternoon. “Our officers did do an initial sweep of the interior of the library and, as an abundance of caution, the library closed for the remainder of the day, as did several other libraries who received the same threat,” he said.Morton Grove Public Library received two threats Thursday, according to Executive Director Pam Leffler.
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