Man Charged With Robbing Suburban Chicago Bank

CHICAGO - A man has been charged in federal court with robbing a bank in Evanston, Ill. and attempting to rob a bank in Chicago on back-to-back days this month.

JEFFREY SULASKI robbed an Associated Bank branch in Evanston on Aug. 3, 2024, according to an indictment returned Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. A day earlier, Sulaski attempted to rob a Huntington Bank branch in Chicago, the indictment states. Sulaski committed the alleged offenses while on court-supervised release following his imprisonment for a prior bank robbery conviction.

The indictment charges Sulaski, 64, of Chicago, with one count of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery. Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. before U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly.

The indictment was announced by Morris Pasqual, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. The Chicago Police Department provided valuable assistance. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Minje Shin.

The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Each count in the indictment is punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison.