The Illinois National Guard and local police, fire and transit departments are organizing a five-day series of drills set to test the Chicago-area's emergency procedures in response to numerous simultaneous disasters, officials said today in a statement.
The drills are set to start today and last until Thursday.
"It is a full-scale exercise, so residents can expect to see emergency responders looking and acting as if this was a real homeland security/domestic response mission," according a National Guard statement.
Officials said Toyota Park in southwest suburban Bridgeview will serve as a staging area for the exercise, while the Salvation Army in Elk Grove Village will serve as command centers.
The exercises will include:
* Sunday: The simulated crash in Oak Lawn of a jet on its way to Midway Airport.
* Tuesday: The takedown of a simulated methamphetamine lab at Green Street and York Road in Bensenville.
* Wednesday: Several simulated terrorist attacks in the Bensenville area. At some time between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., the CTA will conduct a train evacuation at 15th and Clark Streets due to a simulated explosion.
* Thursday: Another takedown in the Bensenville area and a simulated chemical explosion at a plant on Chicago's Southwest Side.
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