The Rosemont/Des Plaines River thing was for a "suspicious substance" in the river. I caught the end of it on the scanner. It was an algae bloom, quite natural! You should have heard the Rosemont fire officials voice when he was given the test results. A real "You've got to be kidding..." tone in his voice.
Osama Calling for Qaeda Attacks - Pakistan Sources
SLAMABAD (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) has called for attacks on targets in the United States and Britain, Pakistani intelligence sources said on Wednesday, but it was not clear if his appeal was accompanied by more detailed orders.
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject, played down a report on Wednesday in the Washington Times that a tape from bin Laden may surface soon that would act as a signal for planned attacks to be launched.
The newspaper, citing U.S. intelligence officials, said al Qaeda would target an American or foreign leader either within the United States or abroad.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20040811/ts_nm/security_pakistan_osama_dc
Ah but my new friend -g- was it truly algae? I mean they were monitoring it from River Grove and Rosemont blocked streets etc.