Armed robbers target multiple North Side convenience, Walgreens stores, Chicago police warn

Chicago police have issued a warning about recent armed robberies at convenience stores on the city’s North and Northwest Sides.

In each robbery, a group of two to four men armed with guns and knives demanded money from cash registers, police said.

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Multiple Walgreens stores were among the businesses robbed.

In one of the robberies, offenders demanded access to a safe, police said.

The crimes took place in the Rogers Park, West Rogers Park, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Albany Park and Buena Park neighborhoods.

The armed robberies took place at the following locations.

  • 1400 block of West Devon Avenue, on Jan.19, 2024, at 3:15 p.m.
  • 1400 block of West Devon Avenue, on Jan. 23, 2024, at 6:07 p.m.
  • 1900 block of West Foster Avenue, on Jan. 23, 2024, at 12:17 a.m.
  • 6200 block of North Western Avenue, on Jan. 28, 2024, at 8:15 p.m.
  • 6100 block of North Western Avenue, on Jan. 30, 2024, at 8:40 p.m.
  • 4300 block of North Kedzie Avenue, on Feb. 02, 2024, at 5:39 p.m.

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