Police have determined that a call of suspected military ordnance in a Highland Park forest preserve was a false alarm Sunday.

According to a press release by Highland Park officials, a resident had spotted what was suspected to be a cannonball or some other type of military ordnance wedged between two rocks near a hiking trail at Fort Sheridan Sunday.

Highland Park police called Waukegan’s bomb squad to the scene, with the United States Air Force also assisting in the investigation.

It was determined that the item was not military ordnance, and an all-clear was given.

According to forest preserve officials, areas that may contain old ordnance are marked by signage, and residents are asked to stay on trails when possible around Fort Sheridan.

“If in the area of Ft. Sheridan, please re

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