Hundreds of people, including politicians, were evacuated from a hotel and conference center in St. Charles after a bomb threat Wednesday morning, police said.

St. Charles Police responded to reports of a potential bomb threat at the Q Center, located at 1405 N. 5th Ave. around 7:15 a.m., the department said in a statement.

Around 400 people were evacuated from the building and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and St. Charles police conducted a “thorough” search and found nothing, the statement said. The scene was cleared and guests and staff returned to the property.

Texas Democrats were staying at the hotel to deny Republicans a quorum when voting on controversial redistricting.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu, Mexican American Legislative Caucus Chair Rep. Ramón Romero, a

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