Bomb threat reported at St. Charles hotel hosting Texas Democrats; hundreds evacuated | NYGazet

Around 400 people were evacuated and have safely returned to the premises after police conducted a search, St. Charles police said. Texas Democrats are in Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on a controversial redistricting plan.

Hundreds of people, including politicians, were evacuated from a hotel and conference center in St. Charles after a bomb threat Wednesday morning, police said. St. Charles police responded to reports of a potential bomb threat at the Q Center, at 140... [3203 chars]