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Gunmen Rob Staff and Diners at River North’s Griddle 24

Police have opened an investigation into the pre-dawn holdup.

Overview

  • The robbery, which unfolded early Thursday around 3:12 a.m., began when three men with guns entered a business in the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue.
  • The suspects demanded money, took cash from the register, and stole money and personal items from four people inside.
  • One victim, a 23-year-old man, was struck in the head and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
  • The trio fled in a black sedan heading east on Orleans Street, and no arrests have been reported.
  • Police did not name the business, but the manager and local outlets identified it as Griddle 24, where patrons were eating when the holdup occurred.