# Authorities investigate 'credible' bomb threat at Illinois plant

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6 outlets covering · First listed: ABC News, Nov 14, 2026, 3:01 AM · Read it: <https://abcnews.com/US/peoria-police-urge-evacuations-after-reported-bomb-threat/story?id=138137440>

No additional devices were found and the evacuation order has been lifted after investigators searched the facility for hours, Peoria police said Saturday.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 3:01 AM: [Authorities investigate 'credible' bomb threat at Illinois plant](<https://abcnews.com/US/peoria-police-urge-evacuations-after-reported-bomb-threat/story?id=138137440>) — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  No additional devices were found and the evacuation order has been lifted after investigators searched the facility for hours, Peoria police said Saturday.
- Nov 14, 2026, 3:15 AM: [Bomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant forces mandatory mile-wide evacuation order](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/us-news/illinois-bomb-threat-at-peoria-ethanol-plant-prompts-mile-wide-evacuation/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  A bomb threat at an ethanol plant prompted a large-scale evacuation for an entire Illinois city Friday night as officials worked to defuse the credible threat.
- Nov 14, 2026, 4:10 AM: [Bomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant triggers evacuation](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxPUTB0cWVMYzIyTTVQVFJ6YWNXSjM5SjZHTjJPSzVFbklCM1Q3eXdvaFRXbWFyYnk3Z0cyYXd0dVJRM2pVTlRPTk9QU3ljWjU5WWRIZUktVjdsQlZyWXRqeFNxRW9HWGZWSmJEMlJhMzEzcndVYnB3Y2xPV2cwQWZOZnBGclJhSWpkdWU4aUt2cw?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 14, 2026, 4:25 AM: [Device deemed ‘credible threat’ triggers evacuation around ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois](<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/evacuation-order-ethanol-plant-peoria-illinois-suspicious-device-rcna609287>) — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  A suspicious device at an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, triggered evacuations within a 1-mile radius, with local events forced to cancel as investigations continue.
- Nov 14, 2026, 6:52 AM: [Evacuation lifted after bomb threat near industrial plant in Illinois](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peoria-illinois-bomb-threat-evacuation/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Police said the device had been rendered safe and residents were allowed to return to their homes.
- Nov 14, 2026, 9:00 AM: [Illinois ethanol plant bomb forces evacuation as FBI investigates](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4803880/illinois-plant-bomb-force-evacuation/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right)
  A bomb was found Friday at an ethanol plant in Peoria, a central Illinois city of about 110,000, officials said, sparking an investigation involving the FBI and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people living nearby. Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said an explosive device found at BioUrja Renewables has been rendered safe, but evacuations