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Man Arrested in Willis Tower Threat

Police took an unnamed 60-year-old man into custody in connection to a threat he allegedly made against the Tower Formerly Known as Sears.

Authorities searched the man's Uptown apartment and found a small cache of guns, gunpowder and two grenades. Police later said that the threat against Willis Tower wasn't "overt" and that the man was undergoing a mental evaluation.

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