Looters have hit a Loop Walgreens as police were out in force following reports of a large group of disorderly teens in the Loop on Saturday night.
As of 8 p.m. the situation was ongoing along Michigan Avenue between Washington Street and Ida B. Wells Drive.
“CPD is responding to a large gathering near that area at this time,” police spokesman Officer Anthony Spicuzza wrote in an email.
While Spicuzza could not confirm any reports of looting, a staffer who picked up the phone at the Walgreens, 2 N. State St., said looters were inside the store about 8 p.m.
“They didn’t touch us,” she said, adding that none of the employees was hurt.
“It’s not over,” she said about 8:15 p.m., meaning the looters remained inside, but she declined to provide further details including her name due to a corporate policy against speaking to the media.
No injuries or arrests were immediately reported, according to Spicuzza.
*story by The Chicago Tribune
