Crime & Safety
Threat Forces Closure of 2 Skokie Schools Friday
A threat that came into the district early Friday morning caused the closure of Old Orchard Junior School and the Early Childhood Center.
SKOKIE, IL - A pair of schools in Skokie are closed Friday after Skokie School District 68 received a threat that a student would be harmed on Kenton Avenue.
The threat came in at 5:30 a.m. on Friday and caused the closure of both Old Orchard Junior School and the Early Childhood Center, according to the Skokie Review.
Both schools are in the 9300 block of Kenton Avenue.
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The threat did not specify the student by name.
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