Chicago Police are at a locked down Mount Sinai Hospital this morning after someone called in a threat, police said.

Police responded to a threatening phone call placed to the hospital about 10:25 a.m., Police News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic said. The hospital has gone into a lockdown as a precaution, Sedevic said.

A spokeswoman for Mount Sinai, which is located at 1500 S. California Avenue, said the hospital is taking “all necessary precautions” to address the situation.

�The lockdown is to protect the safety of our patients, caregivers and visitors,” said Dianne Hunter, the hospital’s director of public relations and communications.

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(Source:�chicagotribune.com)