An Edison Park deli has received an outpouring of support from the community, including from Cubs icon Anthony Rizzo, after an armed robbery in November.
Rizzo, a former first baseman who retired from baseball this year and rejoined the Cubs as an ambassador, paid Tony’s Italian Deli & Subs a surprise visit Nov. 23.
Photos on social media show Rizzo posing with the deli’s staff and signing autographs. A video also shows him making a sandwich.
“We were absolutely thrilled and completely surprised by a visit from [Rizzo],” the store said on social media. “What an amazing and genuine person. It stems from an amazing family. [Thank you] for this wonderful surprise and support!”
Rizzo also showed his support for Tony’s on social media, praising the neighborhood spot for supporting its community and asking his fans to visit.
If you’re in Chicago, go check out @tonysdeli1. An amazing family led by Vito and Maria, who are always stepping up to support their community. Now it’s our turn to step up for them. https://t.co/U7WNOikVjG
— Anthony Rizzo (@ARizzo44) November 23, 2025
“Now it’s our turn to step up for them,” he said.
The visit came after an armed group broke into Tony’s on Nov. 15. Chicago police said three robbers targeted the shop just before 5:30 a.m. The store said on social media that an employee entered the store during the robbery and had a gun placed against his head by a robber.
Surveillance video shared by Tony’s shows the masked robbers breaking a glass front door and entering the store, before taking its cash registers. One robber can be seen slamming one of the registers on the sidewalk outside.
Despite the robbery, Tony’s opened for business that morning, and the Edison Park community showed up to support it.
“We are overwhelmed by the amount of love and support our friends & family and our amazing staff, not to mention our wonderful [Edison Park] community, [have] given us,” the store said on social media after the incident. “You all have rallied behind us and we are so grateful.”
Rizzo spent nearly 10 of his 14 major-league seasons with the Cubs, including as a core member of the 2016 World Series champion team. A cancer survivor, he founded the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation in 2012 to benefit cancer research and families affected by the disease.