Jogger attacked in attempted robbery on Libertyville nature trail; suspects at large: police

Police in north suburban Libertyville are looking for two suspects accused of attacking a jogger on a trail Sunday morning.

Libertyville police said the jogger was running north on the Libertyville Nature Preserve Trail about 9:45 a.m., about 500 feet southwest of Newgate Court, when two people near a trail bench blocked his path and demanded he empty his pockets.

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The jogger refused to do so, and was punched by one of the suspects, police said.

He was able to get away after a fight, and headed south.

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One suspect was described as a 19- to 20-year-old man about 6-feet, 2-inches tall, with longer, unkempt hair that was short on the sides, police said.

The other was described as a roughly 17-year-old boy, who was about 5-feet, 7-inches tall, with short, thick unkempt dreadlocks, police said.

The jogger suffered minor injuries, and Libertyville police are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 847-362-8310.