Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Robbing 2 Chicago Banks in 2023

'Extraordinarily dangerous': 19 years in prison for Waukegan man who fired 9 shots at security guard during bank robbery

A Waukegan man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for violently robbing two banks in Chicago and firing nine shots at a security guard during one robbery, which prosecutors called “extraordinarily dangerous.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois said Jawad H. Hakeem, 51, of Waukegan, committed two armed bank […]

Waukegan man sentenced to 19 years for River North, Loop armed robberies

<p>A man was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for shooting at a security guard while robbing a bank in the Loop and another in River North three years ago, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois.</p><p>Jawad Hakeem, a 51-year-old Waukegan resident, pleaded guilty to firearm and robbery charges earlier this year, the office said. He was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison last week.</p><p>On March…

Man sentenced to 19 years in prison for robbing 2 Chicago banks in 2023

A man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for violently robbing two banks in downtown Chicago in 2023.

Waukegan Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Chicago Bank Robberies

Jawad Hakeem, 51, got 19 years for two 2023 armed bank robberies in Chicago's Loop and River North, including a shootout with a guard.