The Illinois State Police are investigating a spate of fake threats called into schools across Illinois Wednesday, including in Peoria.
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, 21 calls were made against schools. That included Peoria High School, according to a Peoria Public Schools spokesperson.
Law enforcement officials haven't located any threats as a result of these false calls.
Swatting describes illegal calls made about a fake active shooter situation or other dangerous situation. It's unclear how the calls made Wednesday might be related.
The Illinois State Police are investigating.
