A recent wave of crime involving students plagues Rogers Park
On Jan. 10, a 21-year-old Loyola student, along with two men from Evanston beat a 33-year-old man on a Red Line train, according to authorities and published reports. The three men allegedly called out anti-gay slurs and left the man with a bloody nose and several cuts and bruises. As a result, a Cook County judge allowed for the state's attorney to upgrade the misdemeanor battery charges against these men to felony hate crime and aggravated battery charges.
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