Suspect breaks into Downers Grove high school, wanted for burglary, attempted robbery, police say
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Thursday, December 11, 2025
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- Downers Grove police are searching for a man who they say tried to rob two workers inside a high school.
Police said the man got into Downers Grove North High School through an unlocked window early Wednesday.
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The suspect demanded money from a maintenance worker, police said. A second employee came in, and that's when police say the man ran off.
Police said the offender was "approximately 50-60 years of age, 5'6" tall, with gray facial hair" and "wearing a black puffy coat, a dark baseball cap, green pants, tan boots, tan gloves, and a black drawstring bag."
No further information was available as Downers Grove police continue to investigate.
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