Capitalism Institute·1 hour ago·Saturday, November 14, 2026, 2:46 PM

Bomb threat at Peoria ethanol plant forces mile-wide evacuation

An active bomb at an Illinois ethanol plant forced a mile-wide evacuation in Peoria as officials warned they could not guarantee the city's safety and ordered residents out. A suspicious package turned into a full public-safety emergency at the BioUrja Renewables plant on Southwest Washington Street in South Peoria, about a mile and a half

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