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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
National
Peter Nickeas

BRIEF: 2 robberies reported near Mayor Emanuel's home

Feb. 17--A man was robbed three blocks north of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's North Side home Monday night and a business nearby was robbed early Tuesday morning, according to police.

The first robbery happened about 7:45 p.m. in the 4500 block of North Hermitage Avenue, police said.

A 32-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint by three teens wearing all black, though police didn't have a more detailed description. At least one of the teens pulled a gun, and the three made off with the man's valuables, going east on Sunnyside Avenue from Ashland Avenue.

About 5:40 Tuesday morning, a man wielding a box cutter robbed a business in the 4000 block of North Lincoln Avenue. He made off with cash from a register. No one was injured. Police could not provide a description of the robber.

No one is in custody for either attack.

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