Crime & Safety
Armed Bank Robber Strikes Skokie TCF Bank
The FBI said a man in an American flag gaiter and Cubs hat brandished a handgun during a bank robbery Friday afternoon on Skokie Boulevard.
SKOKIE, IL — A man with a gun robbed a Skokie bank Friday, according to the FBI.
Shortly after 2:30 p.m., a man walked into the TCF Bank located inside the Jewel-Osco at 9449 Skokie Boulevard, inside the Skokie Pointe shopping center.
He brandished a handgun at a teller and demanded money. He took as-yet-unknown amount of cash and fled west, according to an FBI spokesperson.
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No injuries were reported, and Skokie police searched the area but did not find the gunman.
The robber was described as a 30- to 40-year-old man, between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, black with a light complexion and a thin build.
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He was wearing a blue and black windbreaker with a half-zip front, a gaiter-style face covering with an American flag in a blue and black design, dark pants and shoes and a Chicago Cubs baseball hat.
The robber also appears to be holding a blue disposable surgical mask in his left hand during the incident.
The FBI asked anyone with information about the robbery to submit tips by phone to 312-421-6700 or anonymously online at tips.fbi.gov. No reward for information leading to his capture was immediately announced.
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