South Elgin bank robbed

A South Elgin Amcore bank was robbed at gunpoint during tonight's rush hour, according to police.

At about 5:21 p.m., a black woman wearing a black leather jacket and knit cap walked into the bank at 536 Randall Road on the village's west side, showed a handgun and after receiving money from the teller, fled in a southwest direction, according to police radio transmissions.

Authorities were not sure if she fled on foot or in a vehicle.

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