Armed Robberies Reported At 2 U.S. Banks, 1 In Schaumburg: FBI

SCHAUMBURG, IL — An armed man is believed to be involved in both a bank robbery in Hanover Park Thursday afternoon and an attempted bank robbery shortly thereafter in Schaumburg. A U.S. Bank location was robbed at 12:30 p.m. at 1301 Irving Park Road, Hanover Park. Twenty-five minutes later, a robbery attempt was made at a U.S. Bank branch location at 60 Meacham Road, Schaumburg, according to the FBI's Chicago field office.

In both incidents, the man made verbal demands for money and displayed a handgun. He is described as black, approximately 6-foot, thin, muscular, wearing a black-hooded pullover sweatshirt with a single front pocket, a blue durag on his head under the hood, blue gloves, a black facial covering over his lower face, and black sweatpants.

Police released surveillance images from the crime Thursday night.

The suspect fled in a gray Nissan Altima. Police said the car has a possible decal on the driver's side of a skeleton, there was no license plate, wear marks on the roof above the windshield, and it has a broken driver's side mirror with wires hanging out.

The public can report tips (even anonymously) at 312-421-6700 and tips.fbi.gov. Additional releasable information will be posted to bankrobbers.fbi.gov as available.