The incident took place at about 10:35 p.m. in the 300-block of North Clinton Street.
A 35-year-old man was on the sidewalk when a suspect approached armed with a handgun and demanded the victim's property, police said.
The suspect then shot the victim in the leg and fled the scene, police said.
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The victim was wounded in the leg and transported to Northwestern memorial Hospital in good condition, police said.
No one is in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.
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