March 23--Police are warning residents after a series of store robberies on the North Side during the past two weeks.
Two attackers used force and displayed a handgun during three incidents in the Graceland West and Lakeview East neighborhoods, according to Chicago police.
The latest robbery took place around 8:15 a.m. Sunday in the 4100 block of North Clark Street. Two days earlier, around 3:30 a.m. Friday, another robbery occurred on the same block, police said.
In those incidents, the two suspects are black men about 20 to 30 years old.
They are 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall and weigh 150 to 170 pounds. One was wearing a white jacket with red designs during both robberies. The other wore a dark-colored jacket.
Both had scarves over their faces and were armed with a chrome handgun.
A third robbery occurred around 3:30 a.m. March 11 in the 3700 block of North Broadway, police said.
The suspects in that robbery are black men armed with a chrome handgun and were wearing black jackets with hoods and black facemasks. One suspect was 5 feet 9 inches tall and the other was 6 feet tall, according to police.
Anyone with information about the robberies can contact Area North detectives at 312-744-8263.
