{"id":504585,"date":"2026-01-09T21:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504585\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:08:11","slug":"st-ignatius-college-prep-catholic-high-school-in-chicago-cancels-classes-friday-due-to-bomb-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504585\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Ignatius college prep Catholic high school in Chicago cancels classes Friday due to bomb threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team \"WLS<\/p>\n

Friday, January 9, 2026 7:22PM<\/p>\n

\"Chicago's<\/p>\n

CHICAGO (WLS) — St. Ignatius high school canceled school Friday due to a bomb threat, the Catholic school said.<\/p>\n

School officials said the school received a robot-generated phone call Thursday night with threatening language about several bombs on campus.<\/p>\n

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Chicago police arrived about 11 p.m. and swept the buildings and school with bomb-sniffing dogs, officials said.<\/p>\n

The FBI is also involved and was investigating the origin and nature of the call.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: <\/strong>Package with ‘homemade explosive substance’ discovered near Arizona State Capitol<\/a><\/p>\n

Law enforcement did not initially provide an update on if anything was located.<\/p>\n

School and all activities were canceled out of an abundance of caution, school officials said.<\/p>\n

Off-campus and capstone activities were expected to go on as planned.<\/p>\n

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