4 Chicago area congressional offices receive suspicious letters amid wave of preelection threats

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Oct. 17, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
Last Updated Oct. 17, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/news/2026/10/16/4-chicago-area-congressional-offices-receive-suspicious-letters-amid-wave-of-preelection-threats

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The offices of four Democratic state representatives each received suspicious letters Friday. Reps. Brad Schneider, Mike Quigley, Robin Kelly and Jan Schakowsky reported being sent the letters in a broader wave of threatening packages mailed to congressional and state election offices nationwide ah...