from the Chicago Tribune:
A woman from Lemont was charged with a felony count of making a false bomb threat at the Willis Tower after she apparently joked that a companion had an explosive device, Chicago police said today.
The incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday as Julija Petraityte, 19, was standing in a security line with a friend at the noted skyscraper, which sits at Adams and Franklin streets, police said.
A security guard asked Petraityte’s friend if she had taken all the items out of her pockets, and Petraityte said to the guard that her friend had a bomb. ..........(more)
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-suburban-woman-accused-of-bomb-threat-at-willis-tower-20110819,0,3981652.story