More Than A Dozen Lincoln Park Businesses Hit In Clark Street Burglary Spree

LINCOLN PARK — Shattered glass and boarded-up windows lined Clark Street Tuesday morning as Lincoln Park business owners began cleaning up after burglars smashed their way into more than a dozen storefronts, stealing cash and leaving behind thousands of dollars in potential repair costs. By the afternoon, some businesses had already replaced their broken windows. Others were still dealing with the damage from the early-morning spree, which left storefronts broken along Clark Street between Fullerton Parkway and Deming Place. The burglaries happened at about 4 a.m. Tuesday, when a group of men exited a white vehicle and smashed glass doors and windows at multiple businesses in the 2400- and 2500-blocks of North Clark Street, according to police. The group took cash registers from several businesses before returning to the vehicle and fleeing eastbound, police said. A cash register stolen from a nearby chicken restaurant sits among shattered glass on the sidewalk outside The Oth