HOMER GLEN, Ill. (WLS) -- A 73-year-old woman was tied up and held at gunpoint in her own home as she was unloading her groceries in the south suburbs.

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The crime happened on Wednesday at about 2:48 p.m. in the 16800 block of S. Deer Path Drive in Homer Glen, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.

A woman, 73, said she was pulling into her garage after a trip to the grocery store when she was ambushed by a man wearing a hoodie, authorities said.

The suspect pointed a gun at her and demanded cash. Officials said a second suspect then forced her into her home.

The woman was then forced to sit in a chair as the suspects allegedly bound her wrists and ankles using items from inside the home, officials said.

Officials said the suspec

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