DePaul issues alert after 2 attacks near Loop campus

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
DePaul issues alert after 2 attacks near Loop campus
DePaul University has issued an alert after two attacks near the school's Loop campus.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- DePaul University has issued an alert after two attacks near the school's Loop campus.

In the 300-block of South State Street at about 9:30 p.m., a 22-year-old man told police he was attacked by several male suspects and had his cell phone stolen.

At about the same time in the 700-block of South State Street, police said several fights broke out, and victims said a group tossed chairs and tables at them in a restaurant.

All injuries were minor and police said they have people in custody in both attacks.