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Man In Limo Offers Woman A Ride And Then Sexually Assaults Her In Gold Coast, Police Say

The attack happened early Sunday in the 1200 block of North State Street, police said.

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CHICAGO — A woman was sexually assaulted early Sunday in the Gold Coast, police said.

At 4:30 a.m., the woman was walking in the 1200 block of North State Street when a man came up to her and asked if she’d like a ride with his limo service, according to a Chicago Police community alert.

The woman got into the limo and a man inside it asked for money and then sexually assaulted her, police said.

The man was white, 30 years old, 5-foot-9, slim and had short or medium-length dark, wavy hair, police said.

Anyone with information about the assault was asked to call police at 312-747-8380.

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