Pipe bomb threat forces evacuation at Illinois ethanol plant

(The Center Square) – State and federal officials evacuated people within a mile of an ethanol production plant in Peoria Friday night after finding a pipe bomb inside the plant. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker confirmed state police responded to the incident. The FBI, U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security were all also present in the response. kAmkDA2?mpE 2 ?6HD 4@?76C6?46 2C@F?5 ` 2]>] @? $2EFC52J[ !6@C:2 !@=:46 r9:67 qC25 s:I@? D2:5 E96 56G:46 C6A@CE65 :? E96 27E6C?@@? H2D ?6FEC2=:K65[ 3FE E96 6G24F2E:@? 4@F=5 =2DE :?E@ E96 H66<6?5]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m“xEVD 2 =2C86 724:=:EJ] %96C6VD 8@:?8 E@ 36 2? 6I92FDE:G6 D62C49 @7 E96 724:=:EJ] %92E 92D ?@E 366? 4@>A=6E65 J6E[” s:I@? D2:5] “x7 J@FVG6 D66? E96 724:=:EJ H6VC6 E2=<:?8 23@FE[ :E :D 2 G6CJ =2C86 724:=:EJ] xEVD 8@:?8 E@ C6BF:C6 :?\56AE9 D62C49] $@[ H6 H:== =:<6=J 36 H6== :?E@ E@>@CC@H] !C@323=J =2E6 :?E@ E96 H66<6?5]”k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?mpE 2C@F?5 f A]>] uC:52J[ C6D:56?ED H:E9:? E96 `\>:=6 C25:FD DFCC@F?5:?8 E96 q:@&C;2 #6?6H23=6D 6E92?@= A=2?E[ 7@C>6C=J 2 A=2?E 7@C pC496C\s2?:6=D\|:5=2?5 4@>A2?J[ H6C6 2D<65 E@ 6G24F2E6]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m~77:4:2=D D2:5 E96 3=2DE C25:FD 4@G6C65 >@C6 E92? b DBF2C6 >:=6D] q@2E EC277:4 @? E96 x==:?@:D #:G6C 2?5 E96 >@E@C G69:4=6 EC277:4 @? 3C:586D 24C@DD :E H2D 3=@4<65]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?ms:I@? H@F=5?’E 4@?7:C> :7 E96C6 H6C6 >@C6 56G:46D 7@F?5[ @C :7 E96C6 H2D 2?J 255:E:@?2= 52?86C A@D65[ 56DA:E6 CF>@CD DAC625 @?=:?6 4=2:>:?8 255:E:@?2= 56G:46D 925 366? 7@F?5 2E E96 A=2?E]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m$AC:?87:6=5 uqx 7:6=5 @77:46 $A64:2= p86?E :? r92C86 #J2? !C6D=6J D2:5 E96 286?4J :D :?G6DE:82E:?8 E96 :?4:56?E 2=@?8D:56 =@42= =2H 6?7@C46>6?E]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m“(9:=6 :E :D 62C=J :? E96 :?G6DE:82E:@?[ E@ ;FDE:46[” !C6D=6J D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?mt>6C86?4J D96=E6CD H6C6 D6E FA 2E ?62C3J D49@@=D[ H:E9 4:EJ @77:4:2=D 4@?7:C>:?8 E96J H6C6 H@C<:?8 H:E9 E96 p>6C:42? #65 rC@DD E@ 3C:?8 :? 365D 2D E96 E9C62E C6>2:?65 =2E6 :?E@ E96 ?:89E]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m&]$] #6A] tC:4 $@C6?D6?[ s\x==][ H2D 2E E96 !6@C:2 |2?F2= w:89 $49@@= 6G24F2E:@? D:E6 2?5 D92C65 D@4:2= >65:2 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^#6AtC:4$@C6?D6?^DE2EFD^a`a`chbdff_bbcf_bfhQmFA52E6Dk^2mk^DEC@?8m 255C6DD:?8 E96 AF3=:4 D276EJ E9C62E 2?5 FC8:?8 C6D:56?ED H:E9:? E96 C25:FD E@ 6G24F2E6 =2E6 :?E@ E96 ?:89E]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m“x 5@?VE H2?E E@ 8:G6 J@F E92E >2?J 56E2:=D C:89E ?@H 3642FD6 6G6CJE9:?8 :D 492?8:?8] (92E H6 5@ ?665 E@ >2<6 DFC6 :D E92E 6G6CJ3@5JVD >2<:?8 8@@5 564:D:@?D] x7 J@FVC6 H:E9:? E96 `\>:=6 C25:FD @7 E96 496>:42= A=2?E q:@&C;2 :? !6@C:2[ J@F 92G6 E@ 6G24F2E6[” $@C6?D6? D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am