Police investigate hand grenade at West Side Chicago hot dog stand
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Police Bomb Squad was on the scene late Tuesday afternoon at a hot dog stand in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Police blocked off the area around Original Jimmy's Red Hots, at 4000 W. Grand Ave. The hot dog stand has occupied the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and Pulaski Road for decades.
A hand grenade, described in a police notification only as a "suspicious object," was found in a bag.
The Bomb Squad will evaluate the device to determine whether the grenade is inert or active. But it will be treated as live until a conclusion is reached.
The busy intersection of Grand Avenue and Pulaski Road was blocked off amid the evening rush.
An all-clear had been given at the scene by 5:45 p.m.
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