{"id":56646,"date":"2018-01-13T05:51:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T05:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=56646"},"modified":"2018-01-13T05:51:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T05:51:50","slug":"illinois-ag-candidate-robbed-gunpoint-chicago-campaign-photoshoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/illinois-ag-candidate-robbed-gunpoint-chicago-campaign-photoshoot.html","title":{"rendered":"Illinois AG candidate robbed at gunpoint in Chicago during campaign photoshoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Illinois AG candidate robbed at gunpoint in Chicago during campaign photoshoot<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A Democratic candidate running for Illinois attorney general was robbed at gunpoint Thursday during a campaign photoshoot in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Chicago Tribune reported that Aaron Goldstein, 42, and members of his campaign team were approached by three men in their early 20s. One of the men had a handgun and demanded Goldstein and the campaign aides turn over the camera equipment and other personal belongings, including their cell phones, which they did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">According to the Tribune, law enforcement sources confirmed that they had no one in custody and did not release a description of the suspects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Goldstein\u2019s campaign manager Robert Murphy, who was not with the candidate at the time, explained that he was taking promotional campaign photos with an \u201cin-the-neighborhood kind of\u201d message, according to the Tribune. The incident took place in Albany Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Murphy, a Chicago committeeman, told the Tribune that no one was harmed during the robbery, and that the campaign was assured by the police that the robbery was not a targeted act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Goldstein, Murphy and campaign spokespeople did not respond to Fox News\u2019 request for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Goldstein&#8217;s campaign Facebook page posted a link to the Tribune article, with the comment: &#8220;Thank you all for your concern, well wishes, thoughts and prayers. My team and I are all good.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Goldstein is running for attorney general to replace Lisa Madigan and is part of a crowded field of eight vying for the Democratic nomination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2018\/01\/12\/illinois-ag-candidate-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-chicago-during-campaign-photoshoot.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/illinois-ag-candidate-robbed-gunpoint-chicago-campaign-photoshoot.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois AG candidate robbed at gunpoint in Chicago during campaign photoshoot A Democratic candidate running for Illinois attorney general was robbed at gunpoint Thursday during a campaign photoshoot in Chicago. 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