Schools and businesses were placed on lockdown Friday morning after a gunman tried robbing a customer in the drive-thru of a Libertyville bank. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 9:46 a.m. Friday to the BMO Harris Bank, 354 North Milwaukee Avenue, for a report of an attempted armed robbery that had just occurred. Libertyville Police […]
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Police searching for suspect in Waukegan bank robbery
Police are investigating after a man, who implied he was armed with a weapon, robbed a First Midwest Bank in Waukegan Thursday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to the First Midwest Bank, 1201 Golf Road, for a call of a bank robbery. Officers confirmed with bank employees that the bank […]
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Police searching for bank robber in McHenry
The McHenry Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect who robbed the First Midwest Bank Friday afternoon. Police were called at 4 p.m. Friday to the First Midwest Bank, 4502 West Crystal Lake Road in McHenry, for a bank robbery. Officers secured the area and learned that the suspect handed […]
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Suspect escapes after robbing U.S. Bank in Cary
An approximately 35-year-old man escaped on foot after robbing the U.S. Bank on Main Street in Cary Thursday afternoon, police said. Cary Police Chief Patrick Finlon said that police were called to the U.S. Bank, 25 West Main Street in Cary, just after 2 p.m. on Thursday for a bank robbery. The suspect, described as […]
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Duo arrested for robbing Gurnee bank with AK-47
A Bartlett man and woman have been indicted on federal charges for robbing banks in Gurnee, Aurora and Ottawa in May using a stolen AK-47. James D. Williams, 41, and Alexis T. Handelman, 21, both from Bartlett, Illinois, were indicted on federal charges in U.S. District Court by a grand jury in June. Williams was […]
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Mask woman and man, armed with an AK-47, rob Gurnee bank
A man, armed with an AK-47, and a woman wearing masks robbed a Gurnee bank Monday morning, the FBI said. Police were called to the Norstate Bank, 5384 Grand Avenue in Gurnee, at 10:55 a.m. for an armed robbery, in what the FBI described as a takeover robbery. The FBI said that two suspects, one […]
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FBI investigating after Richmond bank robbery
The FBI is investigating after a man robbed the McHenry Savings Bank in Richmond on Friday morning. According to FBI Special Agent Garrett Croon, the McHenry Savings Bank branch located at 10520 Main Street in Richmond was robbed around 11:15 a.m. on Friday. FBI Special Agent Garrett Croon said that the suspect was a thin […]
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Police release photos of Lake Forest bank robber
Lake Forest police have released surveillance photos of the suspect who robbed a Lake Forest bank on Saturday, and is also believed to be the same suspect who robbed a Deerfield bank. The Lake Forest Police Department responded on Saturday to a bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank, 990 South Waukegan Road in Lake […]
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Deerfield bank robber strikes again at Lake Forest bank
A bank robber who struck at a Deerfield bank has now also robbed a Lake Forest bank, the FBI said. The Deerfield Police Department responded to a bank robbery on December 29 at the Deerfield Bank & Trust at 660 Deerfield Road. Police said that a man walked in and took a slip of paper and […]