Robberies at Loyola, DePaul prompt safety concerns among college stud…

From the University of Illinois Chicago to DePaul University and Loyola University, Chicago has recently seen an uptick in armed robberies on or near college campuses at all different times of the day.

On Saturday, Loyola University Campus Police sent out an alert, advising that three students were robbed outside Marquette Hall before 4 a.m.

Meanwhile, neighbors heard commotion near the UIC campus on Friday afternoon when a woman screamed as she was confronted by multiple people during a mugging. Surveillance video obtained by NBC Chicago showed her grab the attackers in broad daylight, then neighbors rush in as the suspects try to get away.

“It made me really upset that it happened around this area,” said Alejandro Ortega.

Ortega works across the street from where the mugging occurred. He wasn’t there when the attack happened, but arrived shortly after to see police on the scene.

“I don’t feel comfortable going around where I live,” he said. “I…