Burglars use sledgehammers to break into slot machines at Oak Lawn restaurant

A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.

At Hashtag 95 in Oak Lawn, the restaurant was a little slow on Thursday, but owner Nick Perakis was grateful it looked nothing like the connected gaming room, where the screens of at least two of the slot machines had been smashed.

“We kind of built this room off to the side so it wouldn’t really take away the ambiance of the restaurant,” he said…

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