Suspicious package investigated at Chicago school, Chicago IL

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/21/2025 11:12 AM

Near N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

Police and fire units responded to a report of a suspicious package at a school near Glenwood Avenue in Chicago. Multiple units are on scene investigating.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 11

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

All right, fire just sent over a poll to a request for the units over at the school near Glenwood Avenue for a suspicious package investigation.

00:13

Okay.

00:20

We're going to ask fire.

00:22

Stand by.

00:31

2061 David is this the same number that called in the bomb threat?

00:38

No this is a fire request.

00:46

I'm not sure why they sent over additional tickets.

00:51

Twenty-time though I'm standing here with fire and boom 139.

00:59

10 4.3.

01:03

We're also here investigating.

01:06

104.

01:08

24-6-1-80. Thorndale, Red, one-checking.

01:15

Thorndale, Red, 10-4[1].

01:16

Thorndale, Red, 10-4[1].

01:28

Let's see, who was, which tank can was asking about that? All right, 061, David,

01:36

the S-911,

01:37

which may or not be correct,

01:41

first hit at near Clark, but we're not sure if that's accurate or not these days,

01:49

we're going through a new system right now.

01:56

2010 information?

02:01

2010, boy, that's what.

02:02

You're with the fire unit because we don't know exactly what, we see about seven, six units there, we're not sure which fire unit called in or where they are with the suspicious package.

02:17

We're all here in the hallway squad right in front of 139, a bunch of CPD, a bunch of CFD, and I ask the fire chief here, if you know anything about that phone call.

02:28

You're talking about it now.

02:29

So we're out here in the hallway by 139.

02:32

So we can get an update of a different location.

02:34

Let me know.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Near N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

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