ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Friday, January 9, 2026 7:22PM
CHICAGO (WLS) — St. Ignatius high school canceled school Friday due to a bomb threat, the Catholic school said.
School officials said the school received a robot-generated phone call Thursday night with threatening language about several bombs on campus.
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Chicago police arrived about 11 p.m. and swept the buildings and school with bomb-sniffing dogs, officials said.
The FBI is also involved and was investigating the origin and nature of the call.
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Law enforcement did not initially provide an update on if anything was located.
School and all activities were canceled out of an abundance of caution, school officials said.
Off-campus and capstone activities were expected to go on as planned.
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