Thieves loot boxes from freight train on West Side, Chicago police say
![]() 3773 Saturday, 12 October, 2024, 13:24 Crowds of thieves descended freight train tracks on Chicago's West Side Friday and went into stalled freight train cars—stealing whatever they could grab. The looting happened on the Union Pacific train tracks between Kinzie and Lake streets. The train the thieves targeted was parked near the overpass at Cicero Avenue, and extended for several blocks west. Chicago Police late Friday that two people were in custody after the hours-long train heist, The number of people seen stealing TVs and other electronics, and air fryers, was enough to make one question how so many people were able to pull it off and escape. |

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