(Chicago Sun-Times) Federal charges have been filed against a woman in two bank robberies in north suburban Skokie and West Rogers Park earlier this month.
Willie M. Thomas robbed both Aug. 15, stealing more than $8,000 in total, according to a criminal complaint filed the next day in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
She entered the Wintrust bank at 7555 N. Western Ave. about 11:50 a.m., prosecutors said. She allegedly gave the teller a note stating she had a gun and needed $50,000 to help a family member. The teller saw a pistol on the woman’s purse and gave her $2,371 in cash. Thomas then left in a Honda vehicle.
About 4 p.m. the same day, Thomas held up a Byline Bank at 8400 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie, according to court documents.
