Threatening Letter Sent To Rush

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 8, 2009 9:45PM

A threatening letter was sent to Rep. Bobby Rush's office today, containing what turned out to be a harmless white powder, but was still enough to warrant a Hazmat response. The letter was sent to Rush's office at 700 E. 79th St. Firefighters responded to the call just before noon and employees and the substance were tested. Fire department spokesman Larry Langford said, "It was a white powder, a household product. There was nothing bad about it."