Taxi Driver Robbed In Kenwood

CHICAGO – A taxi driver was robbed in Kenwood Tuesday shortly after noon.

University of Chicago police say they responded to the 4700 block of South Ingleside at 12:05 p.m. to a report of an aggravated robbery. They learned that a taxi driver who was dropping off two passengers at an address on the block was confronted by one of them who implied he had a weapon and demanded the victim's jacket and cash.

Both suspects fled on foot and were not initially apprehended.

The Chicago Police Department has taken over the investigation of this case.

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