Cubby Bear attacker was 'laying in wait'

An armed man dressed in black and "laying in wait" is responsible for attacking the manager of the Cubby Bear, a popular watering hole near Wrigley Field, police said Friday.

The armed robbery occurred about 2:30 a.m. Friday, 30 minutes after the bar at 1059 W. Addison closed for the night.

The manager, described as a man in his 30s, was hit on the head with a gun after being tied up, sources said. He was treated and released at a local hospital.

At a City Hall news conference Friday, Chief of Detectives Tom Byrne said the manager didn't stand a chance. No one is in custody.

"We had an individual, an offender [who] was, in essence, laying in wait for the manager. Tried to get at the safe. Did get some money," Byrne said.

Asked whether the offender was waiting outside the bar, Byrne said, "No. Actually somehow within the facility itself. Whether he stuck around [inside after closing] or how he got in, [police don't know]. It was after closing, and he was laying in wait dressed in black. He was trying to conceal his identity."