Apparent Military Cannonball Found in Highland Park; Bomb Squad Responding: Police

Apparent military cannonball found in Highland Park; bomb squad responding: police

The Waukegan bomb squad is investigating possible military cannonball found in the area of Fort Sheridan near Davis Street, Highland Park police said.

Suspected military ordnance leads to police response at Highland Park preserve

Police have determined that a call of suspected military ordnance in a Highland Park forest preserve was a false alarm Sunday. According to a press release by Highland Park officials, a resident had spotted what was suspected to be a cannonball or some other type of military ordnance wedged between two rocks near a hiking trail at Fort Sheridan Sunday. Highland Park police called Waukegan’s bomb squad to the scene, with the United States Air For…

Possible cannonball found near Fort Sheridan

Highland Park authorities responded on Sunday morning to a resident’s report of military artillery in the woods of Fort Sheridan near Davis Street, according to a message from the City of Highland Park. The City says the object — which “appeared to be a cannonball or similar ordnance” — was located between two rocks and […] The post Possible cannonball found near Fort Sheridan appeared first on The Record.

Police agencies, bomb squad responding after military object found in Fort Sheridan near Highland Park

File Photo – Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Fort Sheridan near Highland Park | Photo: Openlands Numerous police agencies and the bomb squad are responding Sunday morning after a military object was found in a wooded area of Fort Sheridan near Highland Park. The Highland Park Police Department said they were called on Sunday morning to a report of a possible military ordinance found in a heavily wooded area of Fort Sheridan. The object was disco…