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Bank Robber Hits Heart Of Chicago Bank, His 4th Robbery In A Month: FBI

By Kelly Bauer | January 5, 2017 7:47am
 This man is believed to have robbed four banks since December, officials said.
This man is believed to have robbed four banks since December, officials said.
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CHICAGO — Officials are looking for a man who they said has robbed four banks — including a Heart of Chicago bank on Wednesday — since December.

At 11:12 a.m., the man robbed Byline Bank at 2201 W. Cermak Road, according to the FBI. Chicago Police said the man walked into the bank, gave a note to a teller and was given money. The man then escaped.

The man is thought to have been involved in three other bank robberies, according to the FBI. Those robberies occurred:

• 9:03 a.m. Dec. 2 at US Bank, 4725 N. Western Ave.

• 9:41 a.m. Dec. 8 at Huntington Bank, 4012 N. Pulaski

• 12:49 p.m. Dec. 15 at PNC Bank, 3337 W. North Ave.

The man was white, in his 30s, 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-6, thin and and had blue eyes, the FBI said. He wore an olive-green-colored winter coat, gray hooded sweatshirt, jeans and tan tennis shoes during one of the robberies.

Anyone with information about the robberies is asked to call the FBI at 312-421-6700.

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