FBI offering $1,000 reward for information on Chicago bank robbery string

CHICAGO — A bank robbery on Chicago’s Far North Side on Monday has FBI agents searching for answers.

It is the sixth bank robbery that FBI officials believe may have been conducted by the same man. Agents are now offering a $1,000 reward for information that could lead directly to his arrest.

According to a spokesperson for the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, the latest robbery unfolded just before noon on Monday at a Chase bank in the 5100 block of North Clark Street in Uptown.

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Agents say a man entered the bank and made verbal demands for money, but never showed a weapon or implied that he had one.

After securing the stolen funds, the man then fled the scene on foot. No injuries were reported during the incident.

Surveillance cameras at the bank captured photos of the suspect on Monday. Agents also provided images captured during the five other robberies.

Authorities say the man is believed to be around 60 years of age and stands about six feet tall.

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Agents say during Monday’s robbery, he was spotted wearing a brown knit cap, a dark two-tone windbreaker with a diagonal pattern, blue jeans, and black and grey gym shoes with white soles.

Agents provided the following list of times and locations where the previous bank robberies occurred:

• Oct. 31, 2023, at around 6:06 p.m., the suspect attempted to rob a Huntington Bank inside a Jewel-Osco in the 4300 block of North Sheridan Road while wearing a dark blue hoodie, dark face mask, jeans, and brown boots.

• Dec. 26, 2023, at around 5:49 p.m., the suspect robbed a Huntington Bank inside a Jewel-Osco in the 5300 block of North Broadway while wearing a dark blue hoodie and a blue face mask.

• Jan. 3, 2024, at around 4:53 p.m., the suspect robbed a Byline Bank in the 2000 block of North Halsted while wearing a dark-colored knit cap, a blue mask, and a green-colored jacket.

• Jan. 6, 2024, at around 12:08 p.m., the suspect robbed an Associated Bank inside a Jewel-Osco in the 1700 block of West Howard Street while wearing a navy hoodie, a dark knit cap, a black patterned mask, green-colored jacket, black gloves, and jeans.

• March 20, 2024, at around 10:30 a.m. the suspect robbed a Byline Bank in the 6900 block of North Clark Street while wearing a green zip-up hoodie, a black and white mask, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

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Anyone with information on the string of robberies is asked to call the FBI’s Chicago Field Office at 312-421-6700.

Those with information that could help agents in their investigation can also submit tips at tips.fbi.gov. Tips can be submitted anonymously.

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