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DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University says there has been a shooting on campus and several people have been taken away by ambulance.

University officials warned students on the school Web site to get to a safe area and "take precautions until given the all clear."

The messages says everyone should avoid the King Commons and all buildings in that area.

Messages were left for university police and police in DeKalb, located about 65 miles west of Chicago.

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