Chicago crime: Police release photos of man who allegedly attacked 2 women in River North

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police have released photos of a man wanted for apparently random attacks on two different women in River North.

On the afternoon of Jan. 5, police said this man walked toward a 50-year-old woman near State and Ontario as she was crossing the street. He punched her in the jaw, and then kept walking.

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Just 10 minutes later, also in that area, police said the same man kicked a 38-year-old woman in the leg.

Police asked anyone who recognizes the man to call them.

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