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* From the Sun-Times…

Police and a joint terrorism task force are investigating letters containing unknown powdery substances that were sent to Chicago elected officials Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

The letters were sent to Ald. Ed Burke (14th), Cook County Commissioner John Daley, state Senate President Emil Jones (D-Chicago) and state Sen. John Cullerton (D-Chicago), according to NBC 5.

But Police News Affairs Officer David Banks said, “There is no reason to believe there is a credible threat.”

The Chicago Fire Department was called to test the substance, Banks said.

Police also are working with a joint terrorism task force to investigate the origins of the letter, Banks said.

I’ll have more as developments warrant.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Jun 13, 08 @ 8:14 am

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