Crime & Safety

Elementary School in Chicago Placed on Lockdown

Ebinger Elementary School in Edison Park is on lockdown.

CHICAGO, IL - An elementary school on Chicago’s North Side has been placed on lockdown Monday afternoon. 

Ebinger Elementary School was on lockdown today, according to an NBC-Chicago report. The lockdown was called after an apparent threat made by an employee at the building. 

No one is injured. 

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Ebinger, located at 7350 W. Pratt Ave., is located in the city’s Edison Park neighborhood. 

Students in grades K-8 attend the school. 

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