Gym Bags Filled With Cash Hidden In Chicago, Residents On City-Wide Scavenger Hunt
In the past week,Â residents of Chicago have found a total ofÂ 3 gym bags filled with money. The bags were placed in different spots around the city, and so far residents, as well as local officials, are at a loss for where the money is coming from.The first bag, found by Charles Gordon, 28, contained over $35,000. ItÂ was simply left under a bench on a bus stop.âCraziest thing that ever happened to me,â said Gordon, a fitness instructor. âThing of it was, I never would have found it if my car hadnât broken down that day. There I was, cursing my crappy life, and I find a bag with enough money to be a new car. Heck, two new cars if I wanted!âThe second bag, found hanging in a tree in a downtown-area park, contained over $80,000.Â The third, which contained an astounding $200,000Â was found on a school playground. âThe bag was on the top of a slide, but the ladder was removed,â said the lucky finder, who wished to remain anonymous. âI saw the bag sitting up there when I was, uh, well. You know, I donât really have a good explanation for why I was at an elementary school in the middle of the day. But screw you, I donât need an explanation, now. Iâm rich! It did take me almost an hour to climb up the slide from the wrong side, though. Damn, those things are slippery.âInside each bag isÂ a short, hand-written note. All three have had the same message:Â âThere will be more. Look for it. Be ready.âResidents of Chicago are now on a wild scavenger hunt. People are running on the streets with shovels, ladders,Â and binoculars. Sadly, many areaÂ also carryingÂ knifes, baseball bats, lead pipes, and other weapons.Â Some incidents of violence have already occurred, including yesterday when two men and a woman got into a fightÂ after they all noticed a bag in front of a supermarket. It turned out the bag belonged to a tourist who wanted to buy beers in the shop and left his luggage outside. All 3 were taken to local hospitals and treated for minor injuries, and later arrested for assault.Now, it also seems that fake bags are being placed around the city as gags.Â âI found a gym bag yesterday and I was so happy, but then I opened it and found a little, creepy clown toy inside of it, not money,â says Sara Moore, a resident of Chicago. âIt seems that someone is trying to trickÂ us. I just wanted some money, damnit!â Other residents have reported that they have found bags containing monopoly money, discarded porno magazines, used underwear, and human hair.Authorities are askingÂ residents to remain reasonable when seeking out these large sums of cash, and to please take care of each otherâs safety.Â