Residents are being urged to use caution in suburban Oak Park on Thursday because of an armed individual who has been barricaded inside of an apartment since late morning.
According to Oak Park officials, "an individual in distress" was reported at about 11 a.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of North Harlem Avenue.
Officials said the individual is "armed and barricaded" inside of his apartment but did not offer any further details.
"As of 6 p.m., the Oak Park Police Department and the Cook County Sherriff’s Office remain on the scene working to resolve the situation," police said in a statement.
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Harlem Avenue is closed in both directions between Augusta and Division streets, according to officials, and the Chicago Transit Authority has rerouted its No. 90 bus line through the area.
Oak Park firefighters and Cook County Sheriff’s deputies are also assisting.
We will update this story with further information as it becomes available.
