Suspicious Suitcase Stops Train Traffic in Elmhurst

The Elmhurst Police Department received a report of a suspicious package at the Elmhurst Metra Station, 128 W. First St., at 11:19 a.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Responding officers located a suitcase near the station, and rail and pedestrian traffic was stopped until the DuPage County Bomb Squad could examine the package.

The bomb squad determined the suitcase did not pose a hazard and railroad traffic resumed at 1:30 p.m.