2 Chicago liquor stores, bar robbed at gunpoint all within an hour

CHICAGO - Two liquor stores and a bar were robbed Sunday night on Chicago's Northwest Side.

The first robbery took place around 10:25 p.m. at Division Street Liquors in the 1700 block of West Division Street, according to CPD. Two males armed with guns walked into the store and robbed two employees of their cellphones and money. Then, they took a safe that had up to $5,000 in it and fled the scene on foot.

Roughly five minutes later, two armed males walked into Ola's Liquors in the 900 block of North Damen Avenue and stole a cash drawer and robbed several patrons before running away. A bartender says the thieves first tried to kick in the door on Wednesday, but were unsuccessful.

Around 11 p.m., two armed males walked into the Chipp Inn — a 100-year-old bar in the 800 block of North Greenview Avenue — and took the cash drawer before robbing several patrons, police said.

Off camera, the owner told FOX 32 the thieves aimed guns at a bartender and a customer’s head. About 10 people were robbed inside.

No one is in custody. Area Three detectives are investigating each incident.