CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Someone tried to rob a University of Chicago student Sunday in Kenwood near the university’s Hyde Park campus.
The student was walking on the sidewalk at about 6:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Greenwood Avenue when someone approached and pushed them to the ground, according to a statement from the University of Chicago Police Department.
The suspect tried to take the victim’s backpack, but ran away after seeing a campus security officer nearby, university police said. The victim was not injured and no property was stolen.
University police are investigating and have increased their presence in the area, officials said.