PEORIA, ILLINOIS (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A bomb threat Friday night in Peoria caused the city to issue an evacuation order within a one-mile radius of the BioUrja Renewables plant on Edmund Street.

At 6:45 pm Peoria Police determined a package found at the facility, which was formerly an ADM plant, was a credible threat. The package was rendered safe by bomb technicians around 9:12pm. However, a more thorough search of the facilities is expected to last until Saturday afternoon.

Police Chief Brad Dixon said at a press conference that “when a bomb threat comes in, typically, it’s not legitimate, and they’re doing it to cause an evacuation of a building or something like that”.

The incident also caused the cancellation of a concert by Country artist Jon Pardi.

Governor Pritzker issued a statement on social media that said he had directed Illinois State Police to work with local authorities, and he would be monitoring the situation.