( CNN ) -- A 75-year-old Illinois woman flying her kit plane violated restricted airspace during a presidential visit to Chicago and was intercepted by two F-16 fighter jets , authorities said . The fighter jets intercepted a Kitfox Model 2 aircraft when it violated a temporary restricted airspace Wednesday evening in Chicago , said Lt. Col. Mike Humphreys of the North American Aerospace Defense Command . Humphreys said the military planes escorted the small aircraft back to its home airport at Mill Rose Farm in Barrington , Illinois . By the time local police showed up on scene , the plane was already in its hangar , said Sgt . Sam Parma of the South Barrington Police Department . Parma said Myrtle Rose of South Barrington , Illinois , flies almost every day and was not aware President Barack Obama was in Chicago on Wednesday . South Barrington is a suburb about 30 miles northwest of Chicago . Obama was in Chicago to attend fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee and his re-election effort . A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said the agency is investigating what may have been a violation of a temporary flight restriction from a small single-engine plane . But the spokeswoman , Elizabeth Isham Cory , said she could not release the name of the individual or where the individual was flying to or from because the investigation is underway . Rose will not face any local charges , but the FAA has yet to decide what action it might take with regards to her piloting license , authorities said . South Barrington police said Rose either did n't have her radio on , or the radio was not functioning , . Parma said the plane had a male name , but could not recall what Rose called it . Rose did not return a phone message from CNN . CNN 's Simon Hernandez-Arthur and Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report .
Police say Myrtle Rose did not know President Barack Obama was in town . Authorities say she violated a temporary restricted airspace . Two F-16 fighter jets escort her small plane to suburban Chicago . Police say Rose wo n't face local charges , but the FAA is investigating .