Chicago man charged with robbing Southwest Side business at gunpoint
Cornillius Acker (CPD)
CHICAGO - Charges have been filed against a man accused of robbing a business on the Southwest Side at gunpoint this spring.
Chicago police say Cornillus Acker, 31, was arrested on Thursday in the 600 block of North Springfield Avenue.
Acker allegedly robbed a retail business in the LeClaire Courts neighborhood located in the 4500 block of South Cicero Avenue on May 13 at 8:30 p.m.
Police issued a community alert in May to businesses in LeClaire Courts and Vittum Park after a string of robberies.
Acker was charged with armed robbery and unlawful restraint.
He was scheduled to appear in bond court today.