Break-in reported at vacant Near North Side high-rise: police

Officers responded to reports of a burglary and found two broken windows at a vacant, 12-story building in the first block of East Superior Street, according to Chicago police.

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A burglary was reported Oct. 28, 2019, at a vacant, 12-story building in the first block of East Superior Street.

A burglary was reported Oct. 28, 2019, at a vacant, 12-story building in the first block of East Superior Street.

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Police are investigating a burglary Monday at a vacant high-rise building on the Near North Side.

Officers responded to reports of the break-in at 12:44 a.m. at a vacant, 12-story building in the first block of East Superior Street, according to Chicago police. They arrived to find two broken windows.

The officers and a police dog conducted a search and found no one inside, police said. It was not immediately clear if anything was taken.

No one is in custody as Area Central detectives investigate.

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