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Suspicious tote found at Streator post office, no known threat identified

Facility, adjacent streets were closed as bomb experts removed the item

By Derek Barichello
Streator police closed a block of Hickory Street near the Streator Post Office on Saturday, June 17, 2023, while bomb technicians removed a suspicious tote in the parking lot.

Streator police closed a block of Hickory Street near the Streator Post Office on Saturday, June 17, 2023, while bomb technicians removed a suspicious tote in the parking lot. (Derek Barichello)

The Streator Post Office was closed and businesses in the area voluntarily evacuated Saturday morning after a suspicious tote was found locked to a street sign in the parking lot.

The Streator Police Department called the Kane County Bomb Squad to the scene because of the suspicious nature of the package and unknown origin, and the tote was removed, Streator police officer Ryne Reel said. The bomb squad declared the package free of explosives, the Streator police said in a Sunday morning news release.

The Streator Fire Department assisted at the scene with a drone and the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office also assisted.