Overview

• The object was discovered Sunday in a heavily wooded area near Davis Street on former Army grounds in Highland Park.
• Waukegan Police Department bomb technicians investigated the item and determined it posed no explosive threat.
• The device was wedged between rocks and resembled a cannonball or similar ordnance requiring specialized handling to remove.
• The item was on Lake County Forest Preserve property, and the Forest Preserves Ranger Police took charge of the case.
• Authorities note prior inert finds in the area and advise staying on marked trails, especially near the Henry T. Chandler Jr. Bridge, and calling 911 to report suspicious objects.