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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Sun-Times Wire

‘Suspicious package’ found in Logan Square mailbox: officials

The Chicago Fire Department is conducting a hazardous materials response after a suspicious package was found in a mailbox Sept. 22, 2019, near Fullerton and Central Park avenues in Logan Square. | Sam Kelly/Sun-Times

Authorities are investigating a suspicious package Wednesday in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.

Police were called at 10:35 a.m. for reports of a “suspicious object” near Fullerton and Central Park avenues, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said crews are conducting a hazardous materials response because of a suspicious package found in a mailbox.

A police bomb squad was also called to the scene to investigate, police said. Fullerton is closed from Kimball to Monticello avenues and Central Park is blocked off at the intersection with Fullerton.

Further details were not immediately available. The package remains under investigation.

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