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Man wanted for burglarizing businesses in Heart of Chicago, Little Village: police

The two burglaries both happened on Cermak Road.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Two businesses were burglarized Dec. 31 and Jan 7 on the Lower West Side.

Sun-Times file

Police are searching for a man wanted in a pair of burglaries since late December in the Little Village and Heart of Chicago neighborhoods.

In each incident, a man between 30 and 40 years old forced his way into a business and stole property, Chicago police said in a community alert.

The burglaries happened :

  • about 1:45 a.m. Dec. 31 in the 2100 block of West Cermak Road; and
  • about 4:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in the 2400 block of West Cermak Road.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Area Four detectives at 312-746-8253.

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