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Reward offered for information on Thompson Center post office break-in

By FOX 32 News
Published  May 23, 2023 4:15pm CDT
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FOX 32 Chicago

Reward for information on Chicago post office break-in

Activists will gather outside the Thompson Center Tuesday afternoon to announce a $2,000 reward for information in Monday's downtown burglary.

CHICAGO - Community activists are calling for more police and safety precautions to protect mail carriers. 

Activists gathered outside the Thompson Center Tuesday afternoon and announced a $2,000 reward for information in Monday's downtown burglary.

Police say as many as 18 people broke into the post office in the first block of West Randolph Street around 12:35 a.m. and were able to gain entry to the vestibule portion of the postal station, police said.

There is a second security door further inside, and it was unclear whether the group was able to access that area.

Inside the first vestibule, is an automatic station to buy stamps, a mail drop-off slot and more than 100 postal boxes.

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It was not known if anything was taken from the postal office or what the group was targeting.

Because of the property damage, the facility is closed until further notice.