Powdery Letters Sent To Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, Aldermen
December 18, 2007
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Chicago police said Tuesday that someone sent Mayor Richard M. Daley and two influential city aldermen envelopes filled with a white powdery substance.
Chicago police have determined that the suspicious material was talcum powder, but they were now trying to figure out who sent it and why.
“The letters contained a white powder substance that the Fire Department responded to,” said Interim Police Superintendent Dana Starks. “The initial analysis was that it was negative it was harmless.”
Police also said they were trying to determine why the person targeted Daley and the city council’s two longest-serving aldermen.
Aldermen Bernard Stone and Edward M. Burke received the letters on Monday. Daley’s office received a similar envelope Tuesday morning.
Stone said he was at his desk Monday night when he opened the suspect package.
“White powder came out all over me,” Stone said. “(And) over my aide, who was standing next to me. I took the scissors, I opened the envelope, and a sort of plastic container came out. It was a little surprising to have this white powder drop all over me, my hands and my jacket.”
A similar package was also received at Daley’s fifth-floor offices at city hall.
“That is a frightening experience for any public official, whether in their office, a member of their staff, or in their home,” Daley said.
Burke’s office declined to comment on the incident, Wojciechowski reported.
Police said the letters bear a return address from a nonexistent location in near northwest suburban Rosemont. Police would not say what was in the letters, including the one delivered to Stone’s 2nd floor offices on North Lincoln Avenue, but Stone said it included a threat to “bring down the Daley Empire,” as well as newspaper clippings related to tax increases.
“Actually, if the writer was knowledgeable, he would have known I’d voted against tax increases,” Stone said.
Stone said the package was sealed better than most and contained excessive postage — two danger signs, according to authorities. Stone said he would be more careful in the future.
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