Chicago's St. Ignatius high school cancels classes Friday due to bomb threat

CHICAGO (WLS) -- St. Ignatius high school canceled school Friday due to a bomb threat, the Catholic school said.

School officials said the school received a robot-generated phone call Thursday night with threatening language about several bombs on campus.

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Chicago police arrived about 11 p.m. and swept the buildings and school with bomb-sniffing dogs, officials said.

CPD said they responded to the 1000-block of West Roosevelt Road on the Near West Side, and the threat was not bona fide. The scene was safe and secure.

No one was injured.

The FBI is also involved and was investigating the origin and nature of the call.

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School and all activities were canceled out of an abundance of caution, school officials said.

Off-campus and capstone activities were expected to go on as planned.

No one is in custody, and area detectives are investigating.

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