ALERT Editor's note: According to @LaurenPettyNBC, a public information officer in Aurora, Ill., says that authorities found a man with a self-inflicted wound at the evacuated FAA facility that prompted delays at Chicago airports. Due to the fluidity of the situation, we are waiting for more clarity on that detail. – Aaron

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