Overview

• Two women reported being followed and inappropriately touched by a man at West Ridge Nature Park this week, according to Ald. Andre Vasquez’s office.
• The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Park District have installed additional surveillance cameras and boosted security patrols around the park.
• Vasquez’s office has sent neighborhood alerts encouraging anyone who feels unsafe to call 911 immediately.
• West Ridge Nature Park spans 21 secluded acres bordered on three sides by Rosehill Cemetery and accessed through a single gated entrance on Western Avenue.
• Survivors and concerned residents can access support from the Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline at 1-888-293-2080 and Resilience Chicago.