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Rep. Delia Ramirez Becomes Latest Local Official To Receive Suspicious Mail, Prompting FBI Response

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 19, 11:17 PM CDT

updated Oct 20, 7:28 AM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WLS-TV and WFLD, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A suspicious envelope was sent to the office of Illinois Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, WFLD reported. Ramirez became the latest local official to receive suspicious mail, which prompted an FBI response, WLS-TV reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 20, 8:44 AM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 19, 11:56 PM CDT · first source seenOct 20, 8:44 AM CDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 20, 12:02 AM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 20, 8:44 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.