School Bomb Threat Causes District 86 Building Evacuation

JOLIET, IL - A bomb threat made on Tuesday morning prompted District 86 school officials to evacuate the A.O. Marshall School on Harwood Street in Joliet's Ridgewood area. Joliet Police cars responded to the call and were investigating but a source told Patch that the bomb threat is not likely not credible.

The students at Marshall were being moved to the Gompers Junior High School while the police investigated the veracity of the bomb threat.

Patch will update this story later in the day as more information becomes known.

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