UPDATE: DNAinfo.com has confirmed this incident. The story has also run on ABC7 and WGN-TV.
A post on the Patch Lake View reports a possible attempted robbery this morning in the 900 block of Belmont in which the offender used pepper spray as a weapon.
The post, apparently from long-time area businessman Mark Thomas, is available here.
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