A judge ordered a Michigan man held on $25,000 bail after he allegedly tried to board an airplane in Chicago with a loaded handgun.
Bond was set Sunday for 67-year-old Francis Cook IV of Delton, Mich., a day after Chicago police say he tried to board a plane at O’Hare International Airport.
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He did not speak during a brief hearing at the Cook County Courthouse. His attorney says Cook is a military veteran.
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