Five Robbed At Gunpoint Inside Room At Congress Plaza Hotel
(CBS) -- Chicago Police say that two men forced their way into a room at the Congress Plaza Hotel and robbed five people Saturday morning.
Police say the armed robbers followed a man into his room of the hotel in the 500 block of South Michigan around 8:30 a.m. and forced their way inside. They then stole the personal belongings of the three men and two women inside, including cell phones, wallets, purses and cash.
After the robbers fled the room, one of the victims contacted hotel security. Police say security encountered the robbers in the lobby, but the two men were able to escape via the front entrance after a brief chase.
No one was injured and police say a weapon was recovered at the scene.
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