Standoff With 'Emotionally Disturbed' Person Prompts School Lockdowns
Evanston schools were placed on "soft lockdown" as police dealt with someone barricaded in an apartment building near Lincoln Elementary. | EVANSTO...
Evanston schools were placed on "soft lockdown" as police dealt with someone barricaded in an apartment building near Lincoln Elementary. | EVANSTON, IL — Evanston schools were placed on a soft lockdown Friday afternoon on the advice of the Evanston Police Department after officers were called to the area of Michigan Avenue and Main Street, where police said an "emotionally disturbed person" had barricaded themselves in an apartment building. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton announced the lockdown shortly after 12:30 p.