Old Town bank branch robbed

An Old Town neighborhood bank branch was robbed Wednesday morning.

The robbery happened about 11:10 a.m. at the Chase Bank branch at 1700 N. Wells St., according to Chicago FBI spokeswoman Cynthia Yates.

The robber walked into the bank, handed a teller a note demanding cash and fled, Yates said. No weapon was seen.

The robber was reportedly a stocky, short, black male in his late 40s, about 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-6 and 200 pounds, wearing blue jeans, a black jacket and silver-framed eyeglasses, according to the FBI.

Anyone with information should call the FBI at (312) 421-6700.

The incident marks at least the 16th bank robbery of 2010 in the area.

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