CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2009 (Xinhua News Agency) -- A bank in downtown Chicago was robbed Thursday afternoon by a man who implied he had a gun, Chicago police said.

According to police sources, the man robbed a Fifth Third Bank (NASDAQ:FITB) at 57 East, Randolph Street in downtown Chicago about 1:55 p.m. local time. The man implied he had a handgun, took money, then fled on foot into a Metra station just east of the bank, police said.

Police is investigating the incident, but has no information about the man so far.