BRONZEVILLE — Community leaders are showing their support for Bronzeville’s Sip & Savor by sponsoring a free coffee drive there Saturday after thieves broke into the cafe.

Entrepreneurs Early Walker and George Daniels and alds. Pat Dowell (3rd) and Stephanie Coleman (16th) are joining with Sip & Savor owner Trez Pugh III for the offer. Free coffee will be available for the first 300 customers 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the cafe, 78 E. 47th St.

Walker said he was moved to act after learning of the burglaries: A trio of thieves broke into the cafe after hours — twice in one week this month — and stole high-end bourbon, vodka, cakes and muffins, according to cafe staff. Pugh said he incurred $2,000 in damages.

Police said no one was in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.

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