Burglars hit 6 businesses on same block in McKinley Park

Burglars broke into six businesses on the same block within 15 minutes early Wednesday in McKinley Park on the Southwest Side.

The string of burglaries occurred roughly between 2:15 a.m. and 2:25 a.m. in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue, Chicago police said.

In each burglary, four burglars wearing dark clothing, masks and gloves broke the front glass window or door of the businesses and took money and cash registers, police said.

They then fled in a stolen black Hyundai Elantra with chrome rims, officials said.

Separetely, police warned of multiple armed robberies of food delivery drivers, also in McKinley Park, most recently in the 3700 block of South Wood Street around 11:40 p.m. Monday night. Police say the robberies and burglaries aren’t connected.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Area1 Detectives at 312-747-8384 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com using reference number P24-1-199.