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’40K, 30 seconds, no tricks’: Jury convicts man of armed bank robbery in Round Lake Beach, threatening to kidnap customer

A federal jury found a convicted bank robber guilty of committing another bank robbery in Round Lake Beach where he flashed a handgun and threatened to kidnap a customer while grabbing her. Francisco Martinez, 32, of Des Plaines, entered the First Midwest Bank, located at 1777 North Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach, around […]

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Over 14 years in prison for knife-wielding suspect who robbed banks in Waukegan, other Chicago suburbs

A federal judge sentenced a Zion man to over 14 years in prison for committing seven bank robberies in Waukegan and other Chicago suburbs while brandishing a large knife. Haris Matchalovas, 41, of Zion, was initially charged in November 2022 with one count of bank robbery in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District […]

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FBI, police investigating after suspect robs Chase Bank in Barrington and escapes area

The FBI says they are investigating after a suspect robbed a Chase Bank branch in Barrington and escaped the area Tuesday afternoon. The Barrington Police Department and FBI Chicago Field Office responded around 1 p.m. Tuesday to Chase Bank, 136 West Northwest Highway in Barrington, for a report of a bank robbery. Officers arrived and […]