In one of the cases, thieves took $200, but left thousands of dollars' worth of damage, Chicago police and owners said.

Police on Sunday issued a community alert about a burglar who has been stealing coins from laundry machines in the Rogers Park, West Ridge, and Edgewater neighborhoods. In each incident, the burglar ...

A string of burglaries involving vending and laundry machines has prompted a police warning on Chicago's South Side. Chicago police said the burglaries were reported in the Oakland, Bronzeville, and ...

Chicago — Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude ...