In each robbery, a group of two to four men armed with guns and knives demanded money from cash registers, police said.
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Multiple Walgreens stores were among the businesses robbed.
In one of the robberies, offenders demanded access to a safe, police said.
The crimes took place in the Rogers Park, West Rogers Park, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Albany Park and Buena Park neighborhoods.
The armed robberies took place at the following locations.
- 1400 block of West Devon Avenue, on Jan.19, 2024, at 3:15 p.m.
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- 1400 block of West Devon Avenue, on Jan. 23, 2024, at 6:07 p.m.
- 1900 block of West Foster Avenue, on Jan. 23, 2024, at 12:17 a.m.
- 6200 block of North Western Avenue, on Jan. 28, 2024, at 8:15 p.m.
- 6100 block of North Western Avenue, on Jan. 30, 2024, at 8:40 p.m.
- 4300 block of North Kedzie Avenue, on Feb. 02, 2024, at 5:39 p.m.
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- 6100 block of North Western , on Feb. 02, 2024, at 6:01 p.m.
- 900 block of West Irving Park Road, on Feb. 06, 2024, at 8:30 p.m.
- 6100 block of North Broadway, on Feb. 07, 2024, at 9:47 p.m.
No further information was immediately available. No one was in custody.