Crime & Safety
Armed Robbery At Skokie 7-Eleven: Police
Cops: Two men stole $100 in cash and various candy at gunpoint from a 7-Eleven on Church Street.

SKOKIE, IL — Two men robbed a Skokie 7-Eleven at gunpoint last week, police said. According to Skokie police, the two men entered the convenience store in the 3400 block of Church Street dressed entirely in black shortly before 3 a.m. on Thursday.
They pointed a pistol at the clerk then stole about $100 in cash and various candy before fleeing on foot westbound on Church Street.
One wore a hooded sweatshirt and a "do-rag" type cap, police said. The other wore a hooded sweatshirt.
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Both were described as black, between five foot six and five foot eight inches tall and in their mid to late twenties, according to Skokie Police.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact Skokie police anonymously by calling 847/933-TIPS or texting 847411 (start your text with SKOKIE).
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