Hot Dogs and Hand Grenades

Chicago, Illinois The Chicago Police Bomb Squad responded to Original Jimmy's Red Hots hot dog stand in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago for reports of a "suspicious object" found in a bag. An update from police later indicated that the object was a hand grenade.

The Bomb Squad safely removed the device to determine if it was inert or active, but they were treating it as live until it could be evaluated. There was no indication where the munition came from or how long it had been at the stand.