A masked man pointed a handgun at his victim in the 1500 block of Greenleaf Street and demanded his money at 8:15 a.m. Friday. Suspect is a 5-foot-8-inch-tall black male weighing 120 pounds.

A resident of Evanston since 1975, Chuck Bartling holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and has extensive experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers, radio...