The man was arrested at Terminal 1, CPD Tom Ahern News Affairs and Communications Deputy Director said in a tweet posted just after noon on Friday.
Chicago police bomb and arson detectives did not find any explosives, Ahern said.
Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the incident.
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