Illinois State Capitol reopens after being placed on lockdown for bomb threat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) -- The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield was placed on lockdown Sunday after receiving a bomb threat.
Illinois Secretary of State police were called for a bomb threat outside the Capitol, and ordered the lockdown as they conducted a sweep for explosive devices.
The threat was deemed not to be credible, and the Capitol reopened at 1:59 p.m., Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
CBS 2 has reached out to Illinois State Police for information, but had not heard back late Sunday.
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