Man Charged With Robbing Downtown Bank Suspected In 4 Other Heists
Kurtis Kroster has been charged with bank robbery by intimidation for holding up a Citibank branch at 180 N. Michigan Av. on June 26.
Watch CBS News
Kurtis Kroster has been charged with bank robbery by intimidation for holding up a Citibank branch at 180 N. Michigan Av. on June 26.
Burling Bank, located at 141 west Jackson Blvd., was robbed on Tuesday just before 2:30 p.m.
The FBI Chicago Field Office is seeking the public's help locating a man suspected of robbing a bank in Northbrook Monday.
The FBI Chicago office released surveillance photos of a woman accused of robbing the BMO Harris bank in the South Loop
Police responded to a bank robbery in the Wicker Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
A pair of robbers are on the run this morning after pulling off a bank robbery in the Beverly Neighborhood.
A Joliet police officer shot and killed a man following a bank robbery Wednesday, according to Joliet police.
The FBI is searching for a man who robbed a Chicago bank Wednesday afternoon.
Police responded to a bank robbery in the 1500 block of E. 53rd St. just before 12:30 p.m.
Police are looking for a man who robbed the Wintrust Bank near Irving Park and Hamilton Thursday around 1:30 p.m.
A robber in Rolling Meadows walked into a bank with a suitcase, possibly to haul his loot.
A robber walked into a bank in northwest suburban Rolling Meadows on Thursday, prepared to grab a lot of money and run.
Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a bank in northwest suburban Elgin on Saturday.
Country Club Hills police shot a driver who allegedly hit an officer with his car Thursday night outside a bank.
A Barrington man has been charged with robbing a bank in northwest suburban Carpentersville. The FBI said the suspect was caught trying to make a wire transfer of the stolen money at another bank, where serial numbers from several bills were linked to the robbery.
A 31-year-old man has been charged with robbing a bank in Elmhurst, after authorities tracked him down using a GPS tracking device hidden in the money he stole.
Dexter Riley, 38, from Arlington Heights stole more than $8,000 from the Chase Bank on Dundee Road, authorities said.
Authorities said on Friday, the man robbed the Chase Bank on Dundee Road.
A suspect was able to get away with $2,000 cash after robbing a PNC Bank around 11 a.m. on Friday in Niles, according to Niles Police.
He is also suspected in an attempted bank robbery on August 25 at 12:45 at the PNC Bank at 2900 Sheridan Road in Zion.
He has cited movie characters such as Tony Montana in "Scarface" as an inspiration and said he discovered his "calling" at the age of 12.
A suspected bank robber in southwest suburban Lemont has been taken into custody.
Norstate Bank in Gurnee was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight Monday afternoon. CBS 2's Audrina Bigos reports the bank is less than a quarter mile from Six Flags Great America on Grand Avenue.
Two people, one armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, robbed a Gurnee bank Monday, according to the FBI.
The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the suspects.
A man has been charged in the murder of a 31-year-old man in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
Jewel-Osco has recalled two products with jalapeños due to possible salmonella contamination that is linked to an ongoing FDA investigation.
A woman was charged with attempted murder after being accused of hitting a man with her car and pinning him to a fence.
One man died and two others were injured after an argument led to a shooting on Chicago's South Side on Friday night.
In a narrow 50-49 vote, President Trump's former defense lawyer was confirmed as attorney general in a vote early Saturday.
The White House has informed Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, that President Trump is considering firing her.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
As Chicago's civilian police oversight body begins the process of searching for a new police superintendent, it has scheduled a series of meetings to gather public input.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Join CBS News Chicago at the 2026 Bud Billiken Parade on Saturday morning.
"Saint Delilah" author Isabelle Spotts has your next "summer-ween" read.
A woman is accused of hitting a man with her car and pinning him to a fence in Evanston, Illinois. She is charged with attempted murder.
One man died and two others were injured after an argument led to a shooting on Chicago's South Side on Friday night.
Adopt Eliza from PAWS Chicago today!
One man died and two others were injured after an argument led to a shooting on Chicago's South Side on Friday night.
Families who used South Chicago Chapel are shocked, distraught and trying to find out if their loved ones remains are among the more than 50 bodies found decomposing in the Far South Side facility Thursday.
Jewel-Osco has recalled two products with jalapeños due to possible salmonella contamination.
A man has been charged in the murder of a 31-year-old man in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
Security video captured the moment a utility pole fell in a parking lot behind a La Grange Park, Illinois, animal hospital, igniting a fire that destroyed multiple cars.
An Illinois Tollway glitch that left thousands of drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls stemmed from an extra digit in codes within the system's computers, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
Angel Martínez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Kevin Gausman provided exactly what the Cubs hoped for when they acquired him from the Blue Jays last weekend, pitching seven sharp innings in his Chicago debut in a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
The Chicago Bears added significant experience to their secondary by signing safety Xavier Woods.
The charge was dropped after Harden completed an alternative resolution program.
A teenager described as "troubled" and "bullied" by a classmate killed his grandparents before gunning down five staff members at a high school in Thailand, police said.
A man has been charged with breaking into a home in west suburban Darien before leading police on a high-speed chase to his own home in southwest suburban Homer Glen.
Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Lockport were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria early Thursday.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating a break-in at a bar in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
A candy store in Chicago's West Ridge community was burglarized early Thursday morning.
