Record robberies for Chicago Area banks

The Chicago area is number 1:

With more than two months still left in 2006, the Chicago area already has surpassed last year's record-high bank robbery numbers, the FBI said.

This week, the Chicago area notched 241 robberies and a spike is still expected as the holiday season nears, officials say. Last year finished with 240 robberies, which had been the highest number since the FBI began tracking such figures.

As of September, robbers had swiped about $3.2 million so far this year.

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