Pair of NW Side businesses held up at gunpoint

CHICAGO - Two retail stores were held up at gunpoint 20 minutes apart Sunday night on Chicago's Northwest Side.

In each incident, two suspects, one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered the store and demanded money from clerks at the register, according to police. The victims complied, and the suspects fled the scene. 

The first robbery took place at 8:35 p.m. at a store in the 3400 block of West Addison Street. Twenty minutes later, the suspects stole from a business in the 3600 block of West Montrose Avenue.

There were no reported injuries and no one was taken into custody.

Area Five detectives are investigating.