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Convenience store robbed at gunpoint in Avondale

No one was hurt in the attack in the 3600 block of West Belmont Avenue, police said.

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A convenience store was robbed March 25, 2022 on the Northwest Side.

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A convenience store was robbed early Friday in Avondale on the Northwest Side.

A robber wearing a mask entered the store in the 3600 block of West Belmont Avenue about 1:10 a.m. and went behind the counter and produced a handgun, Chicago police said.

He took various items and fled through the back door, police said.

No one was hurt in the attack.

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