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Bus alarm triggered near North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Chicago IL

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Suspicious Activity

Reported: 12/11/2025 08:27 PM

2900N N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60657

According to the dispatch call, a bus alarm was triggered near North Lake Shore Drive and Diversey in Chicago. The bus was mostly empty with one passenger. Officers checked the area and found nothing unusual.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11

Listen to dispatch call

01:58

Transcript:

00:00

In pending in 19, we have a bus alarm,

00:03

near North Lakeshore Drive,

00:06

near North Lakeshore Drive,

00:10

bus number (number withheld), operator, pushed alarm,

00:15

audio, visual, showed nothing unusual,

00:19

and there was an updated location of...

00:28

Lakeshore Drive and Diversey, Bus (number withheld), silent alarm, updated location, standing southbound, forcing diversity, bus is empty except for one passenger, nothing unusual.

00:47

(number withheld), if a ticket comes over, I will,

00:51

I'll check it.

00:57

Fortune 10-4, thank you.

01:00

Yeah,

01:01

I mean, if they call back, I'll, you know, I'll let them know.

01:24

Can you check out this bus alarm, near North Lakeshore Drive or actually the Lakes Road and Diversey?

01:30

I don't know why we're going on this because everything is okay now, but just take it right over there, satisfied CTA.

01:40

1040, Sam.

01:44

(number withheld) Sam.

01:46

(number withheld) Sam.

01:49

That bus is just going to be just north of diversity right in front of St.

01:52

Charles Hospital.

01:55

All right, (number withheld), do you copy that?

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Location mentioned:

2900N N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60657

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