Nothing found after bomb scare at Leighton Criminal Courthouse

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Leighton Criminal Courthouse at 26th Street and California Avenue. | Supplied photo

Dozens of people were briefly prevented from entering the Leighton Criminal Courthouse Thursday morning after police received a report of a bomb in the vicinity of the building.

Nothing turned up during the search inside, so eventually the public was let in, according to Sophia Ansari, a spokeswoman with the Cook County Sheriff’s Department.

The courthouse, at 26th and California, was officially “cleared” by 12:30 p.m.

About an hour earlier as courthouse activity was back in full swing, sheriff’s officials were seen with a dog sniffing at a nearby garbage can and other rooms.

Ansari said the courthouse was never evacuated after police received a call about a bomb at 9:30 a.m.

Whoever was inside was allowed to remain. But no one outside was let in for a short period, Ansari said.

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