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The FBI says that the number of bank robberies in Chicago this year (220 to date) is on pace to surpass 2007 numbers (226), but probably won’t surpass the record number set in 2006 (284). They also reported that the number of robberies has spiked in the last two to three weeks, and the incidents are becoming increasingly dangerous. Apparently, it’s no coincidence that the number of bank robberies is on the rise as the economy is tanking. Crimes like muggings and ATM hold-ups also increase during times of economic strife. The Sun-Times reported Tuesday that police are focusing crime fighting in areas hit hardest by foreclosures. "Abandoned buildings breed crime," police spokeswoman Monique Bond said. Officers in the Troubled Buildings Unit have been identifying abandoned properties, patrolling them to keep gangs, vandals and other criminals out and getting the city involved in dealing with the owners, Bond said.

No, we had never heard of local rapperBump J, at least until he robbed a bank in Oak Park almost two years ago. After a long hunt for him, Bump J (real name Terrance Boykin) was arrested in Carbondale during what the Sun-Times calls, "a routine traffic stop." He's accused of robbing a Chase Bank in January 2007 and making off (along with an assailant) with $100,000 cash. He faces up to 20 years if convicted. And even though we haven't heard of him, apparently we've heard one of his songs: the Kanye-produced "Move Around" which has appeared in commercials and a Madden video game. Language NSFW...