Local service members included in ISIS hit list

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are several local names on an apparent ISIS hit list targeting members of the U.S. military. Pictures, names and addresses of 100 American servicemen and women were posted over the weekend along with a call to ISIS supporters to kill them.

This ISIS hit list includes 34 naval officers who went through training at the Great Lakes Recruit Training Center north of Chicago, as well as several service members who have lived in Chicago and the suburbs, some whose families still live in the area. As a precaution, some of those on the ISIS list have taken down their social media pages and the Pentagon is removing their online publicity pictures.

The 100-name hit list was posted by a group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division. It contained the names, home addresses and photos of officers in the air force, marines and navy. The purported jihadist organization is calling on its "brothers residing in America" to carry out the hits.

"That's the big concern," says Brad Garrett, a former FBI agent and ABC News consultant. "That some wolf not affiliated not talking about it take the information in attempt to harm one of these service people."

Monday afternoon at a Camp David meeting, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the kill list wasn't from a military website being hacked, but instead was culled from publicly available sources.

Marines and their family members are being urged to check their online and social footprint, ensuring privacy settings are adjusted to limit the amount of personal information.

So far, decisions to scale back their online presence has been left up to those named on the list. Some have chosen to take down photographs or personal information from military websites, while others haven't.

"When they make a decision when they post a photograph or other personal information on Facebook or other social media, that info is not only accessible to friends and family but also accessible to criminals, to terrorists and to foreign intelligence operatives," says John Cohen, a former counterterrorism official and ABC News consultant.

Orland Park Police are taking special security precautions at the family home of an airman from the suburb who was named on the list. Even though the ISIS hit list has been taken down, the Orland Park police say the threat is "disturbing and concerning to all of us" and, most importantly, still out there.

On Monday night, the FBI released this statement about the ISIS hit list: "The FBI is working with various military law enforcement agencies on this matter. We take all threats to U.S. military members seriously and will continue to work in concert with our federal, state, and local partners to address these online posts."

Air Force officials said Monday night they have notified everyone affected by the hit list. Air Force commanders confirm what Orland Park officials told the I-Team: they are coordinating with local law enforcement. "Installation commanders will follow established procedures to determine appropriate force protection" at facilities where targeted personnel live. Air Force commanders also remind service branch members "to limit the amount of available personal information on social media. Force protection and the well being of families are always of primary importance."