CHICAGO (WLS) — Burglars broke into four businesses in the Chatham neighborhood overnight, including the longtime restaurant Soul Veg City, according to business owners and local officials.
Security camera video showed two men breaking the restaurant’s front window before climbing inside. Once in the business, they stole a cash drawer, but the drawer contained no money because the restaurant does not keep cash on hand.
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“They took the cash drawer. Did it have any cash? No, we leave the Cast doors open,” owner Arel Brown said.
The suspects were inside the restaurant for less than two minutes. In addition to taking the cash drawer, they stole a couple pieces of cake, according to the business.
Soul Veg City has operated in the neighborhood for nearly 50 years. Brown said the restaurant has been burglarized at least four times in the…
