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Authorities have closed most streets in the area, police said.
Police in Peoria, Illinois, are investigating a bomb threat at BioUrja Renewables, formerly the ADM plant, and are urging anyone who lives or works within a one-mile radius of the facility to evacuate immediately.
The Peoria Police Department said the evacuation recommendation was issued as a precaution while officers and emergency personnel investigated the threat.
Police determined at about 6:45 p.m. Friday that a package at the facility was a credible threat and established a one-mile blast radius, officials said.
Bomb technicians rendered the package safe at about 9:12 p.m.
However, authorities said a thorough search of the large facility was expected to continue into Saturday, likely until late afternoon. Officials said they were not treating the incident a...
