Two Chicago colleges issued safety alerts after students were sexually assaulted earlier this week. Loyola University issued a safety alert after three students were sexually assaulted at the Lakeshore campus In the alert issued on Monday,

On Tuesday night, a similar attack in the Loop prompted Columbia College Chicago to issue a safety warning. It is unclear if the incidents at Loyola and in the Loop are connected,

Loyola University is alerting its students to three criminal sexual abuse incidents that took place earlier this week at its North Side campus.

A pair of Chicago institutions have issued alerts after students were sexually assaulted at both Loyola and Columbia this week.