Surveillance photo of the man who robbed a North Community Bank at 800 N. State St. on Thursday. / FBI
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
The FBI is searching for a man who robbed a Near North Side bank on Thursday afternoon.
The man entered the North Community Bank branch in the 800 block of North State Street about 2 p.m., approached a teller and demanded money, according to a statement from FBI spokeswoman Joan Hyde.
The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and the robber ran south on State Street, Hyde said.
The robber is described as a 5-foot-10 to 6-foot white man with his face covered by a dark bandana, Hyde said.
He was wearing a Bears hat, scarf, and flannel coat, according to the FBI's Bandit Tracker website.
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Surveillance photo of the man who robbed a North Community Bank at 800 N. State St. on Thursday. / FBI
