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Ravenswood Businesses Hit By 2 Burglaries In A Week, Police Say

The thieves stole cash from registers during the burglaries, police said.

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CHICAGO — Burglars struck twice in less than a week in Ravenswood, police said.

The burglars got into businesses by shattering the front doors and climbing through windows, according to a Chicago Police Business Alert. They then took cash from registers.

The burglaries occurred:

  • 4 p.m. Jan. 25-3:20 a.m. Jan. 26 in the 4900 block of North Damen Avenue
  • 3:40 a.m. Monday in the 1900 block of West Ainslie Street

During one burglary, the thieves were described as two boys or men who were 5-foot-7, 160 pounds and wore hooded sweatshirts, police said.

Anyone with information about the burglaries was asked to call police at 312-744-8263.

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