Police, SWAT Respond to Possible Explosives in Wauconda Home

One man is in custody, and authorities urged evacuation of a neighborhood in north suburban Wauconda Thursday night as they investigated a home that may have had explosives, according to police. 

Around 8:30 p.m., the Wauconda Police Department posted on Facebook that multiple intersections were blocked off. 176th St was closed between Main St and Fairfield Rd, and the closed intersections included:

Mill St and IL-Rte 176

Lakeshore Blvd and IL-Rte 176

Highland Ave and Clearview Ave

Hill St and Lakeshore Blvd

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Wauconda Police Department
Authorities asked residents within this perimeter to evacuate Thursday night as police and SWAT teams responded to a home with possible explosives.

Police asked residents within that perimeter to evacuate their home or business immediately, with the Federated Church across from the Wauconda Fire Department available as a shelter. The Wauconda Police Department provided transportation for those without, who were asked to call 847-487-1372.

The Wauconda Police Department shared just before 9 p.m. that they received information that a resident within that "posted perimeter may have explosives in his home."

Shortly after 9 p.m., Wauconda Police confirmed that a suspect is in custody, and a search will be conducted at a residence in the 400 block of Lakeshore Blvd once the evacuation is complete.

Police then said that the suspect allegedly made a threat earlier Thursday to an employee at a business, saying "he wanted to lure the police to his home with the intention of setting off explosives and blowing them up."

"The suspect said he is terminally ill and hates politicians and the police," the Wauconda Police Department said.

The Waukegan Bomb Squad and Illinois State Police SWAT Team also responded to the incident.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

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