CHICAGO - A 40-year-old Chicago man was arrested earlier this month in River North after the Cook County Sheriff's Office says a loaded gun was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

What we know:

Sheriff’s police said officers pulled over a white Kia around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the 100 block of West Chicago Avenue because it had expired tags.

Officers said they saw an open container of alcohol inside and told the driver, Terrell Washington, and a passenger to step out so the vehicle could be towed.

During a search of the car, officers said they recovered a loaded gun. Washington did not have a valid FOID card or concealed carry license, according to the sheriff’s office.

Washington was charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and felon in possession of a we

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