Robbery similar to crimes around Kankakee

URBANA – Some of the six men accused of robbing a Rantoul credit union at gunpoint Monday are believed to be involved in several "takeover" armed robberies, according to the police chief in Kankakee.

A sixth man appeared Wednesday in federal court in Urbana on charges of armed robbery of the Community Plus Federal Credit Union, 526 E. Champaign St., Rantoul.

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