VIDEO: Thieves break into several businesses in Archer Heights

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 6:41AM CT
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thieves broke into several businesses on the Southwest Side Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.

Ring camera video showed the thieves break into the Borinken Cakes Bakery in the 5300-block of South Archer Avenue.



Three thieves busted through the bakery window, took the cash register and ran off. No one is in custody.

Borinken has been open for five years on South Archer, and specializes in Puerto Rican cakes.



And just down the street from the bakery, burglars hit the Fade and Blade Barber Shop

Nearby, a Subway sandwich shop and Rosati's also had thieves bust windows to gain entry, shattering glass, possibly with bricks found at the scene.

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