Workers at a Goodwill facility in Mundelein at 761 S. Midlothian Road called in the Waukegan Bomb Squad on Wednesday night after they discovered a grenade among the items that had been donated. After examining the device, the squad determined it to be a nonexplosive training grenade, according to Deputy Chief Mike O'Brien of the Mundelein Police Department via the Chicago Sun-Times. The area was secured and workers were evacuated until the bomb squad gave the all-clear. more ›

It was an eventful morning in the Clybourn Corridor of Lincoln Park this morning as members of the CPD's Bomb and Arson squad responded to a report of a grenade tied to a pole outside General Iron Industries at 1909 N. Clifton Ave. A police spokesman told media that the grenade "appeared to be intentionally placed there." As opposed to the routine accidental misplacement of a grenade. The report was first called in just before 7 a.m. and by 7:30 a.m., foot and vehicle traffic around the area was blocked. Around 8:20 a.m. they destroyed the grenade and by 8:45 a.m., though police were still on the scene, traffic was being allowed back in the area. CBS 2 reported earlier that the grenade was live but the Tribune said officials hadn't yet confirmed that. more ›

Police reopened Ohio Street to traffic after an inactive grenade was found in the River North area this morning, according to Chicago Breaking News. A man found the grenade inside a sock on the sidewalk near Clark and Lake and notified police. The device was real but "inert" and "did not pose a threat," the report said. more ›