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UIC issues public safety alert after 4 women robbed near campus

UIC issues safety warning after three armed robberies near campus
UIC issues safety warning after three armed robberies near campus 00:21

CHICAGO (CBS) --  The University of Illinois Chicago has issued a public safety warning after four women were robbed in three separate incidents near the college campus.

In one of the robberies, three men surrounded a woman Monday morning and hit her in the head with a gun before taking her things.

So far, no one has been arrested.

UIC is the third Chicago university to issue a safety warning following a spike in violent crimes near DePaul and Loyola.

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