Man with gun arrested at Schaumburg Regional Airport, police say

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Saturday, August 2, 2025
Man with gun arrested at north suburban airport, police say

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- Police arrested an armed man at a north suburban airport on Friday afternoon.

Schaumburg police said officers responded to Schaumburg Regional Airport for a disturbance involving a man with a gun around 2:30 p.m.

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Police said the man was in a restricted parking area at the airport on West Irving Park Road, and he was talking with airport employees.

Officers took the man into custody.

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No one was hurt, and airport operations were not disrupted.

Police said this was an isolated incident, and they are investigating.

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