A university spokesman said the school was notified of a domestic violence incident on campus around 6 p.m. The campus was put on lockdown at 6:19 p.m. at the request of River Forest police.
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Officials said a woman visitor, who is not a student, was attending a symposium and seminar on campus in the 7400-block of Augusta Street when she was attacked by a man, also not a student, who she knew. The victim refused medical treatment at the scene and police said she is in a safe place following the domestic battery.
A River Forest police officer saw the suspect and gave chase, but was not able to apprehend him.
While a search of campus was going on, police received a 911 call reporting loud noises, which may have been gunfire, from inside a residence on campus. Police thoroughly searched that building and determined the sounds were not gunfire, and the noises were not related to the initial domestic battery incident.
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The lockdown was lifted after police determined the suspect was no longer on campus and there was no longer a threat the university. The lockdown was lifted just before 10 p.m.
A criminal investigation is ongoing and police continue to search for the suspect.
The spokesman said there was no confirmed report of a weapon on campus.