Lisle Jewel reopens after suitcase scare

An abandoned suitcase caused a stir today at the Jewel grocery store at 1156 Maple Ave., Lisle.

Police said they responded about 9 a.m. and found the suitcase in the middle of the store's parking lot. The DuPage County Sheriff Department's Hazardous Devices Unit was called to the scene. All access to and from the store was stopped while authorities analyzed the suitcase.

At 11:10 a.m. officials deemed the case to be safe and confiscated it for disposal, police said. Access to and from the store was then reopened.