Man, 67, assaulted and robbed in Portage Park, police say

Man, 67, assaulted and robbed in Portage Park, police say

CHICAGO — Chicago police are looking for a man who beat and robbed an older person early Wednesday morning in the city's Portage Park neighborhood. According to police, the 67-year-old victim was walking in the 5000 block of Irving Park Road when a man allegedly approached and hit him with some weapon.  SEE ALSO: Chicago police search for suspects involved in armed crime spree on Northwest Side The man allegedly stole the victim's money and pers…

Armed robbers hit 3 businesses in 30 minutes overnight: police

Crime scene tape. | Sun-Times fileSun-Times file Three businesses were held up by armed robbers in a half-hour time span Tuesday night in Bucktown, Back of the Yards and Pilsen, police said.The robberies followed a similar pattern: Three men entered the businesses with handguns and demanded property from employees or customers inside, according to Chicago police.The first heist happened in the 1800 block of West 47th Street in the Back of the Y…

Businesses targeted in series of armed robberies, Chicago police say

Chicago police are investigating a series of armed robberies targeting businesses in the Back of the Yards, Pilsen and Bucktown neighborhoods.