{"id":393203,"date":"2025-11-20T22:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393203\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:23:13","slug":"chicago-burglaries-at-least-6-businesses-burglarized-in-about-90-minutes-in-old-irving-park-west-loop-lower-west-side-cpd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393203\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago burglaries: At least 6 businesses burglarized in about 90 minutes in Old Irving Park, West Loop, Lower West Side, CPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO (WLS) — Thieves have been busy this week, knocking off businesses.<\/p>\n

Early Thursday morning, a group smashed into a GameStop on Cermak Road, and hit El Taconazo Restaurant that’s just steps away in the city’s Heart of Chicago neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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And at Shawn Michelle’s Homemade Ice Cream on 47th Street in Bronzeville, there was a similar scene Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

The owner said the alarm company called him in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n

When he arrived, the register was gone and even the safes had been taken.<\/p>\n

The Cermak burglaries were part of a string of crimes, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/strong> CPD issues alert for dozens of armed robberies over last month across Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

In each incident, two to four men between 20 and 30 year old, wearing dark-colored hooded sweatshirts, sweatpants and ski masks, forcibly entered businesses after breaking the front glass door, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n

Once inside, suspects stole money in safes and cash registers, CPD said.<\/p>\n

In one incident, one of the suspects pointed a gun and threatened to shoot the unsuspecting victim as he arrived to work and entered into the business, according to police.<\/p>\n

A stolen gray 2011 Infiniti four-door sedan and a black 2017 Infiniti four-door sedan were identified as being used by the suspects in a majority of incidents.<\/p>\n

The crimes took place at the following times and locations:<\/p>\n

– 3300-block of North Broadway at 3:20 a.m. on Nov. 5 (Lake View East)
– 7100-block of North Ridge Boulevard at 3:32 a.m. on Nov. 5 (West Ridge)
– 600-block of West Washington Boulevard at 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 5 (West Loop)
– 400-block of South Wells Street at 5 a.m. on Nov. 5 (Chicago Loop)
– 1900-block of South State Street at 4:58 a.m. on Nov. 7 (Near South Side)
– 2000-block of South Clark Street at 5:04 a.m. on Nov. 7 (South Loop)
– 500-block West Harrison Street at 5:40 a.m. on Nov. 7 (Near West Side)
– 6100-block of North Milwaukee Avenue at 5:04 a.m. on Nov. 15 (Norwood Park)
– 6700-block of North Northwest Highway at 5:21 a.m. on Nov. 15 (Edison Park)
– 3400-block of North Elston Avenue at 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 (Avondale)
– 4300-block of West Irving Park Road at 3:11 a.m. on Nov. 20 (Old Irving)
– 4300-block of West Irving Park Road at 3:11 a.m. on Nov. 20 (Old Irving)
– 4300-block of West Irving Park Road at 3:54 a.m. on Nov. 20 (Old Irving)
– 2300-block of West Cermak Road at 4:25 a.m. on Nov. 20 (Lower West Side)
– 2300-block of West Cermak Road at 4:27 a.m. on Nov. 20 (Lower West Side)
– 800-block of West Jackson Boulevard at 4:41 a.m. on Nov. 20 (West Loop)<\/p>\n

Anyone with information should call Area Three Detectives at (312) 744-8263.<\/p>\n

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