Robbers hold up 7 Chicago businesses within 45 minutes
CHICAGO -- It took less than an hour for a robbery crew to steal cash from several coffee shops and gas stations early Thursday morning.No one was hurt, but at least one business in the West Loop had to close for the day.The robbers hit a Dunkin' Donuts at 901 W. Washington Blvd. at 5:57 a.m. They took cash from the registers, and from a 21-year-old man who was inside.Little did he know he was one of several victims â and the crew had already been robbing businesses for 30 minutes.
A business in the 200 block of West Jackson Boulevard downtown, and the 500 block of West Grenshaw Street just southwest of downtown, were also struck.The last business targeted was a Circle K convenience store far away from the other crime scenes - at 3601 N. Western Ave. kitty-corner from Lane Tech High School in North Center. The Circle K was held up at 6:15 a.m.A Circle K employee said there were five men who held up the store, and three pulled guns.
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