MUNSTER — People who were concerned when they saw fighter jets flying over the Region on Friday should fret not, because Chicago officials said it was practice for Sunday's Bears game.
"The City of Chicago has not received any actionable threats related to the terrorist attack in Israel. This afternoon there were a number of reports of fighter jets along the lakefront and downtown. The jets were practicing for their flyover on Sunday at the start to the Chicago Bears game at Soldier Field on Sunday, October 15," according to a statement from the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
The jet spotting came the same day Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker warned in a news release that Illinois would be on "heightened alert" for threats related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
“While there are currently no credible threats here in Illinois, my administration is operating with heightened vigilance and working closely with IEMA-OHS and the Illinois State Police to keep people safe," Pritzker said in the release. "Here in Illinois, we reject those who use violence to instill terror and fear and are committed to ensuring our religious institutions and schools remain safe.”
