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News Crime South Loop

Man, 34, beaten, robbed in South Loop

By  Tyler LaRiviere
   

A man was beaten and robbed early Friday morning in the South Loop neighborhood.

The 34-year-old was walking on the sidewalk about 12:25 am in the first block of West Polk Street when he was approached by a group of people who beat him and took his backpack, two cell phones and a pair of glasses, according to Chicago Police.

He was treated at the scene by emergency responders.

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