Gunman Robs Video Gambling Cafe In Niles, Police Say

NILES, IL — Police are looking for a man who robbed a business at gunpoint Sunday morning in a Niles strip mall.

Shortly after 9:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Tracy's location at 8600 Golf Road, which had opened about 90 minutes earlier.

The robber came into the video gambling cafe with a duffel back and passed a note to an employee, according to a release from the the Niles Police Department.

Police said the hand-written note demanded money and threatened to shoot everyone in the business. There were two patrons and the employee, a 37-year-old man, inside the business at the time of the gunman's arrival.

The employee handed over about $1,125 in cash and the robber fled the cafe, according to police. It was not clear which direction he ran or if he had a getaway car.

The gunman was described as 5 feet and 8 or 9 inches tall and weighing 200 to 210 pounds. Police said he was wearing a face mask, blue cap, green hoodie, gray sweat pants and white gym shoes.

Niles police also provided an image captured from security cameras that shows the suspect inside the cafe.

Anyone with information about the incident or the person pictured in the photo was asked to contact Niles police detectives