Suspicious noise in garbage can at O’Hare turns out to be key fob

By Adam Harrington, Greg Kelly

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    CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A suspicious sound in a garbage can prompted police to rush to O’Hare International Airport on Sunday morning, but the source turned out to be a key fob.

At 9:21 a.m., officers were called to the airport to investigate a suspicious noise coming from a garbage can at Terminal 2 at O’Hare.

Early reports indicated it was making a beeping noise.

The full terminal was not evacuated, but areas were restricted as police investigated.

The item turned out to be a discarded personal item, namely a key fob.

Further information was not released.

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