Filip Simonovic

A man trying to rob a West Chicago has station early Tuesday was stopped in the act by a police officer who dropped in to buy a beverage, authorities said.

Filip Simonovic, 43, of the 100 block of South Prairie Avenue in Bloomingdale, is charged with attempted armed robbery with a firearm, unlawful possession of a weapon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, all felonies, DuPage County prosecutors said Wednesday.

He’s also charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol and transportation of open alcohol by a driver.

According to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office, a police officer went into the Thornton’s station on Route 59 at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday and selected beverages from the cooler.

As he went to pay, the clerk indicated that another pers

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