NEW : Chicago Jewish leaders are continuing with plans for Friday evening services . President Obama says 2 suspicious packages were bound for Chicago synagogues . Anti - Defamation League urges all Chicago businesses to increase mailroom security . -- Synagogues across metropolitan Chicago , Illinois , began taking `` appropriate precautions '' Friday after a warning by security officials to watch out for suspicious packages from abroad , according to a Jewish Federation spokeswoman . The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago was notified Friday morning .
NEW : Chicago Jewish leaders are continuing with plans for Friday evening services . President Obama says 2 suspicious packages were bound for Chicago synagogues . Anti - Defamation League urges all Chicago businesses to increase mailroom security . The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago was notified Friday morning .