The Illinois State Capitol Building was put on a brief lockdown due to a potential threat Tuesday afternoon.
Illinois Secretary of State Alex Giannoulias posted on X, formerly Twitter, that there is a shelter-in-place in effect."The Illinois Secretary of State Police received notice of a threat involving the Illinois Capitol Building.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Illinois Secretary of State Police issued a lockdown order and are currently conducting a sweep of the building," Giannoulias said.Giannoulias issued the alert about the lockdown at 2:16 p.m. and police were sweeping the building out of caution.@BlueRoomStream, the company that provides live broadcasting of events at the Illinois State Capitol, confirmed the lockdown with a video.Just after 3 p.m., the lockdown was lifted and the all-clear was given.
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