LINCOLN PARK — A man attempted to sexually assault a female jogger on a walking path south of the Lincoln Park Zoo Monday night, police said.
The incident occurred about 7:55 p.m. near the parking lot at 1755 N. Stockton Drive in the neighborhood's namesake park, according to a police alert.
The woman was on the path when the man hit her from behind with an unknown object and attempted to sexually assault her, police said.
The woman got away from her attacker and contacted police before being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect is described as a 20- to 50-year-old man, 6-foot-1 to 6-foot-4 tall and very skinny. He was wearing a dark hoodie, spoke in a coarse manner and had a "foul personal body odor."
Anyone with information should call police at 312-747-8380.
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