Pipe Bombs in Streeterville?

Streeterville is one of the swankier neighborhoods in Chicago. Explosives discovered in Streeterville apartment — nearly 17 hours after police found man dead inside

The press keeps talking about pipe bombs, but the Chicago PD has officially only spoken of "explosives." They were found in the fridge. The stuff IEDs are usually made from is kept in freezers because it is highly unstable, though that has also not been mentioned.

The original story was about a dead body and a lab set up in the kitchen, which made me think of Walter White and meth and Breaking Bad, which probably says more about me than about the story.

Detectives assigned to investigate Hilk’s death returned to his apartment around 4 p.m. Wednesday and reportedly found explosive materials, including two pipe bombs, in the refrigerator. Officially, CPD said only that the detectives found “hazardous materials.”

Which just goes to show that you are not protected by your zip code. (The building in question, City Front Plaza, looks amazing.)

Later stories confirm that there was no drug lab. Potential Explosives Found In Streeterville High-Rise; Building Partially Evacuated, Roads Shut Down, FBI And SWAT Team Sent.

Police confirmed Thursday morning, one of the chemicals found inside of the residence has been identified, by the Chicago Fire Department, as lead azide, a potentially volatile substance.

Lead azide is used in detonators, and will explode if dropped as little as 6 inches.

Neighbors were shocked, of course. They are always surprised to discover that they live in The Real World™ and not some perfect fantasy land. Though how you could expect that in Chicago is beyond me.