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Monday, January 21, 2013

UPDATE: Great Clips in Chicago Robbed at Gunpoint

A Great Clips in Chicago was robbed Monday around 10:10 a.m. This comes after several hair salons in Skokie and Niles were robbed.

Updated 11:43 p.m. - A Great Clips in Chicago was robbed at gunpoint on Monday, police said. The robber entered the salon at 1235 N. Clybourn at 10:10 a.m., pointed a black handgun at the stylists and demanded she put money in his backpack. The offender then fled the scene westbound, an officer at Chicago News Affairs said. The man was wearing a red puffy coat, red jacket and a skullcap, police said. Police believe this individual is the same person that robbed two hair salons in Lincoln Park in December. The Great Clips robbery is also similar to those of recent weeks in surrounding suburbs such as Skokie and Niles. It is unclear if the Jan. 21st robber is the same individual responsible for those that occurred in the suburban area, …

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Adelina Centracchio

9:04 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

(y) s/b of clipped himm after the 3rd robbery!!!   more ›

Friday, January 11, 2013

Hair Salon Bandit Strikes Again, Robs at Gunpoint

Skokie has seen two armed robberies targeting hair salons over the last two weeks. Police believe the same man is responsible for about a dozen similar crimes that took place in Niles, Morton Grove and several other areas.

Two Skokie hair salons have been robbed at gunpoint in two weeks, and police believe one man is responsible for both crimes, they announced today. Officers responded to an armed robbery call at Supercuts, 3539 Dempster St., on Jan. 10 around 12:25 p.m. The suspect entered the hair salon, displayed a black revolver and demanded money, police said. The offender would soon flee in an unknown direction. It is unclear at this time how much money the man stole and no injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Police said the most recent hair salon employee identified the armed robber as the same man who held up Hair Cuttery in Fashion Square Shopping Mall, 9442 Skokie Blvd., on Dec. 27 (pictured above). Authorities also believe the …

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George Slefo

5:26 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013

@Linn We followed up on this and according to our sources, police apprehended someone who matched the description. However, further investigation revealed that the person was not the hair salon bandit. Thank you for the tip. Best, George   more ›

Friday, February 24, 2012

Who Do You Trust

Who Do You Trust? Hair Salons

Share your reviews of local salons with fellow readers.

When it's time for a new do, you don't want to trust just anyone with the job. An informed recommendation is way better than walking into a new place and hoping for the best. To that end, Evanston Patch has a massive directory of business listings where you can check what your neighbors have to say about local stylists. There are nearly 50 salon and barber shop listings alone. Do you have a stylist or barber who you love? If so, please share your experiences in our directory by writing a review for your favorite salon. You can do that by clicking on the links below. If you don't see a link to your favorite Evanston spot, let us know and we'll get it added to the directory. 609 Urban Gear and Hair Studio: 609 Howard St. Amy G Salon: 2907 …

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Emily Stone

9:26 am on Friday, February 24, 2012

Thanks, mij. I just asked our listings team to add them in there. I appreciate the head's up.   more ›

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