A suspicious device tucked into a flower planter in downtown St. Charles late Saturday night cleared the sidewalks and shut part of Main Street while authorities locked down the scene. Officers evacuated nearby homes and businesses as bomb technicians and federal agents checked out the object and kept people back. By Sunday morning, the block had reopened, and officials said there was no ongoing threat to the public.
What police say happened
St. Charles police said they were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday when someone spotted the object in a planter in the 200 block of West Main Street, just west of the river. Nearby residences and businesses were evacuated and Main Street was closed from 3rd Street to Riverside Avenue, while 2nd Street was shut from Indiana Street to Cedar Street as crews worked the scene. The FBI and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad assisted city detectives, and police asked anyone with information to call 630-377-4435, as reported by Shaw Local…