Nearly a dozen patrons at Chipp Inn robbed at gunpoint in Noble Square
It wasn't the first time the Chipp Inn in Noble Square has been hit by robbers in recent months.
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It wasn't the first time the Chipp Inn in Noble Square has been hit by robbers in recent months.
A North Side Chicago bar was on edge Friday after nearly a dozen customers inside were robbed at gunpoint during closing time. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to Noble Square to get the latest.
The robbery happened around 1:40 a.m. at the Chipp Inn bar in the 800 block of North Greenview Avenue in West Town.
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The six robberies happened between 9:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m.
Police say no one was hurt or injured in the six robberies.
Police say one of the workers was punched because he couldn't figure out how to open the store's safe.
The employee told police he was inside the restaurant when the offenders walked in, displayed firearms, and demanded money along with the victim's personal property.
In all four robberies, a group of men used a white SUV, but police have not said if the holdups are connected.
The incident happened around 10:25 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Belmont Avenue.
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Three suspects were arrested after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian and a police chase into Chicago on Wednesday. Police said they were called to the scene around 10:15 a.m. for the armed robbery in progress. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to the scene at Emporium Liquors in Midlothian near 147th and Springfield Avenue, where the SWAT team used smoke grenades to get the suspected robbers out of the store.
Three suspects were arrested after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian on Wednesday. Police said they were called to the scene around 10:15 a.m. for the armed robbery in progress. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to the scene at Emporium Liquors in Midlothian near 147th and Springfield Avenue, where the SWAT team used smoke grenades to get the suspected robbers out of the store.
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