A suburban man who formed a burglary crew that specifically targeted high-end homes in Chicago to steal valuable jewelry, cash, and other property has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 14 residential break-ins. But records show he is expected to be released after serving less than half that time.
Prosecutors said Gregory Miller, 37, and two accomplices burglarized more than a dozen homes from Lincoln Park to Bucktown and West Town during a months-long crime wave in 2024, making off with property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. When Chicago police finally caught up with Miller, he allegedly told them he committed the crimes to support his relatives.
Court records show Miller had been accused of burglarizing a Chinatown woman’s home in April 2023, but prosecutors allowed him to plead the case down to a misdemeanor trespassing charge on Valentine’s Day 2024…