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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Business
Robert Channick

Catalytic converter theft: Removing auto exhaust device takes a minute, but replacing it could take months

When Ken Shay, a longtime Chicago resident, went out to start his 2013 Lexus RX 350 SUV parked near his Lincoln Park apartment on a recent weekday morning, he was in for a rude awakening.

His trusty ride was locked up and tucked in along the quiet residential street bordering the park, just as he left it the night before.

Then he turned the key.

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