Crime News Metro/State

Bank robbed in the Loop: police

A male walked into the bank and gave the teller a note demanding money, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Eight burglaries were reported in late June 2020 on the Northwest Side. — A bank in the Loop was robbed Tuesday on West Wacker Drive, police said.

The FBI is investigating a bank robbery Tuesday in the Loop.

A male entered Lakeside Bank on West Wacker Drive at around 4:55 p.m., the FBI said. He passed a note to the teller asking for money, Chicago police said.

He took money from the teller and fled westbound, police said.

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