2nd bomb threat reported at Q Center in St. Charles where Texas lawmakers have stayed

St. Charles police responded to a second bomb threat Friday morning at the Q Center, where Texas lawmakers have been staying.

No explosive device was found after a bomb squad search at the hotel and conference center, local police reported.

It was the same location from which hundreds of people – including Texas lawmakers – were evacuated Wednesday after a different bomb threat .

The Texas state legislators traveled to Illinois to try to thwart an attempt by Republicans to redraw the Texas Congressional District map to try to get the GOP a wider majority in the U.S. House after next year’s election.

Police said they responded to the Q Center complex, at 1405 N. 5th Ave., at about 8:30 a.m. Friday.

The building was searched by local police, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad