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Campus Safety issued an April 18 Crime Advisory after unwanted bodily contact near 623 South Wabash Avenue on April 17.

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April 18, 2025 Columbia College Chicago Community: Crime Advisory The Chicago Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on April 17, at approximately 10:20 p.m., near 623 South Wabash Avenue. An unknown offender made unwanted bodily contact with the victim by pressing his face into the victim’s cheek and asking the victim to look into his “new eye.” Anyone with additional information should contact Campus Security at 312-369-3220 and the Chicago Police Department Detectives at 312-746-8261 reference JJ-222231.
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Incident April 17; notice April 18. Distinct from 2026-04-07-columbia-college-chicago-wabash-phone-snatch-transfer. Detective line 312-746-8261. Curly apostrophe in victim's and curly quotes around new eye preserved.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

April 18, 2025 Columbia College Chicago Community: Crime Advisory The Chicago Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on April 17, at approximately 10:20 p.m., near 623 South Wabash Avenue. An unknown offender made unwanted bodily contact with the victim by pressing his face into the victim’s cheek and asking the victim to look into his “new eye.” Anyone with additional information should contact Campus Security at 312-369-3220 and the Chicago Police Department Detectives at 312-746-8261 reference JJ-222231.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself in the greeting, and the Chicago Police Department is cited as the investigating agency.
    2. present: The greeting names Columbia College Chicago and credits the Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
    3. present: The salutation names Columbia College Chicago as the community and the Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
    4. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself in the greeting and the Chicago Police Department is identified as the investigating agency.
    5. present: Columbia College Chicago greets its community while the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security appear by name.
    6. present: The greeting names Columbia College Chicago and the body credits the Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
    7. present: The greeting addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and the Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    8. present: The salutation addresses the Columbia College Chicago Community while Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    9. present: The salutation names Columbia College Chicago and the Chicago Police Department appears as the investigating agency.
    10. present: Columbia College Chicago labels its own community in the opener and Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    11. present: The greeting addresses the Columbia College Chicago Community and the Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    12. present: The salutation addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and the Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating body.
    13. present: The greeting addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    14. present: The salutation speaks to the Columbia College Chicago community and Chicago Police Department is credited as the investigating body.
    15. present: The greeting targets the Columbia College Chicago community and the Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    16. present: The greeting names Columbia College Chicago, and Chicago Police Department is listed as the investigating body.
    17. present: Columbia College Chicago labels its own community in the greeting and the Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    18. present: Columbia College Chicago labels its community in the greeting and Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating body.
    19. present: The greeting addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and names the Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
    20. present: The header greets the Columbia College Chicago community and Chicago Police Department plus Campus Security appear by name.
    21. present: The greeting addresses the Columbia College Chicago community, and Chicago Police Department plus Campus Security appear as named agencies.
    22. present: The greeting addresses Columbia College Chicago's community and the Chicago Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    23. present: The greeting names Columbia College Chicago, and Chicago Police Department plus Campus Security appear as named agencies.
    24. present: The greeting names Columbia College Chicago and the body credits the Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
    25. present: The greeting addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and the body credits Chicago Police Department investigators.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree unwanted bodily contact and pressing a face into a cheek name a specific assault.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. present: Unwanted bodily contact is spelled out as an offender pressing his face into the victim's cheek.
    2. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek is described as unwanted bodily contact, a concrete assault-type offense.
    3. present: Forcing a face against the victim's cheek without consent is a concrete unwanted-contact assault.
    4. present: Unwanted bodily contact by pressing a face into the victim's cheek is a specific assault.
    5. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact names a concrete assault.
    6. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact is a specific assault.
    7. present: Unwanted bodily contact, with an offender pressing a face into the victim's cheek, names a specific assault-type offense.
    8. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek is framed as unwanted bodily contact, a specific assault-type offense.
    9. present: An unknown person pressing a face into the victim's cheek is a concrete unwanted-contact assault.
    10. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact is a concrete assault.
    11. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek is a concrete unwanted-contact assault, not a nameless event.
    12. present: An unknown person pressed his face into the victim's cheek, which is a concrete unwanted-contact assault.
    13. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek is unwanted bodily contact, a concrete assault-style offense.
    14. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek is framed as unwanted bodily contact, a concrete assault rather than a vague incident.
    15. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact is a specific assault, not a vague incident.
    16. present: Unwanted bodily contact via a face pressed into the victim's cheek is a concrete assault.
    17. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact names a specific assaultive act.
    18. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek constitutes unwanted bodily assault of a specific kind.
    19. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek with unwanted bodily contact specifies an assault, not a vague incident.
    20. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact is a specific assault.
    21. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact is a specific assault, not a vague incident.
    22. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek is unwanted bodily contact, a concrete assault-style threat.
    23. present: An unknown person pressing a face into the victim's cheek without consent is a concrete unwanted-contact assault.
    24. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek and demanding a look at a "new eye" is a concrete unwanted-contact assault, not a vague crime label.
    25. present: Pressing a face into the victim's cheek as unwanted bodily contact is a concrete assaultive act.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree the incident is placed near 623 South Wabash Avenue.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: The incident is sited near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a street address.
    2. present: The scene is placed near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    3. present: The event is sited near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    4. present: The incident is sited near 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    5. present: The scene is given as near 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    6. present: The scene is pinned near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a street address.
    7. present: The incident is sited near 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    8. present: The scene is pinned near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a street address.
    9. present: The scene is given as near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    10. present: Near 623 South Wabash Avenue supplies a numbered street address for the scene.
    11. present: 623 South Wabash Avenue is a numbered street address for the crime.
    12. present: The event is placed near the numbered building at 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    13. present: The scene is given as near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    14. present: The event is sited near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    15. present: The scene is given as near 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    16. present: The incident sits near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    17. present: The incident is sited near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    18. present: The event is sited near 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    19. present: The scene is fixed near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a numbered street address.
    20. present: The scene is pinned near 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    21. present: The scene is given as near 623 South Wabash Avenue, a street address.
    22. present: 623 South Wabash Avenue is a numbered street address for the scene.
    23. present: The advisory locates the episode near 623 South Wabash Avenue.
    24. present: The event is placed near 623 South Wabash Avenue, which is a street address.
    25. present: 623 South Wabash Avenue is a numbered street address for the scene.
  • Guidanceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. absent: Callers are only asked to pass information to Campus Security and detectives, which is a tip request rather than a protective step.
    2. absent: Readers are only asked to call Campus Security and detectives with extra facts, which is a tips request, not protective action.
    3. absent: The footer only asks people with knowledge to ring Campus Security and detectives, which is a tips plea rather than a stay-safe instruction.
    4. absent: Asking the community to phone Campus Security or detectives with leads is a tip request, not a protective action.
    5. absent: The close only asks people with extra facts to call campus or city detectives, with no stay away or lock down instruction.
    6. absent: Calling Campus Security or detectives with extra details is a witness tip, not a protective instruction.
    7. absent: Telling people to phone Campus Security or detectives if they know more is a tips request, not a protective instruction.
    8. absent: Campus Security and detective phone lines are offered only for extra information, which is a tips request rather than a protective step.
    9. absent: The closing ask is only to phone Campus Security and detectives with extra facts, which is a tip plea not a protective order.
    10. absent: Phone lines for Campus Security and detectives only hunt for extra facts, not a stay-safe step.
    11. absent: The close only routes extra information to Campus Security and detectives, which is a tips plea rather than a protective step.
    12. absent: Closing lines only invite people with facts to phone Campus Security and detectives, offering no shelter or avoidance steps.
    13. absent: Callers are only asked to pass tips to Campus Security and detectives, which is not a protective instruction.
    14. absent: The close only asks people who know more to phone Campus Security and detectives, which is a witness appeal not a protective step.
    15. absent: Callers are invited only to share tips with Campus Security or detectives, which is not a protective instruction.
    16. absent: The footer only asks witnesses to phone Campus Security and detectives, which is a tip line rather than a protective step.
    17. absent: The only ask is to phone Campus Security or detectives with extra details, which is a tips request rather than protective action.
    18. absent: Phone numbers for Campus Security and detectives invite witness reports instead of telling people how to stay safe.
    19. absent: The close only asks people with extra facts to phone Campus Security and detectives, a tips plea rather than a stay-safe order.
    20. absent: The close only asks people who know more to phone investigators, which is not a shelter or avoidance step.
    21. absent: The close only solicits extra details for Campus Security and detectives, which is a tips request rather than a protective instruction.
    22. absent: Phoning Campus Security or detectives with extra information is a witness plea, not a lock-down or avoidance step.
    23. absent: Readers are only told to phone Campus Security and detectives if they know more, which is a tips appeal rather than a safety action.
    24. absent: Campus Security and detective phone numbers are only for forwarding tips, and no stay-away or lock-down step is given.
    25. absent: Phoning Campus Security or detectives about JJ-222231 only harvests witness leads, not a protective step.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree the incident is dated April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: April 17 and an approximate 10:20 p.m. hour both appear in the narrative.
    2. present: The offense is dated April 17 and given a clock time of about 10:20 p.m.
    3. present: The contact is clocked for April 17 at about 10:20 p.m. on an April 18, 2025 notice.
    4. present: The event is dated April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m.
    5. present: The contact is timed to April 17 at about 10:20 p.m. under an April 18, 2025 dateline.
    6. present: April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m. supplies both a calendar date and a clock time.
    7. present: The event is dated April 17 at about 10:20 p.m.
    8. present: The incident is dated April 17 and clocked at about 10:20 p.m.
    9. present: April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m. states both the calendar day and a clock hour.
    10. present: The contact is clocked to April 17 at about 10:20 p.m.
    11. present: The incident is placed on April 17 around 10:20 p.m. under an April 18, 2025 header.
    12. present: The incident is dated April 17 with a clock mark of approximately 10:20 p.m.
    13. present: The incident is placed on April 17 at about 10:20 p.m., supplying both a date and a clock time.
    14. present: The contact is timed to April 17 around 10:20 p.m., and the advisory header carries April 18, 2025.
    15. present: The contact is placed on April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m.
    16. present: The contact is dated April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m.
    17. present: The offense is clocked at about 10:20 p.m. on April 17, and the notice itself is dated April 18, 2025.
    18. present: April 17 at roughly 10:20 p.m. is given as when the contact occurred.
    19. present: The event is clocked on April 17 at about 10:20 p.m., with April 18, 2025 on the header.
    20. present: The event is placed on April 17 around 10:20 p.m.
    21. present: The advisory clocks the event on April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m.
    22. present: The incident is placed on April 17 at about 10:20 p.m., and the advisory header is dated April 18, 2025.
    23. present: The contact is clocked on April 17 at approximately 10:20 p.m.
    24. present: The writeup clocks the incident at about 10:20 p.m. on April 17, with an April 18, 2025 header as well.
    25. present: The contact is placed on April 17 at about 10:20 p.m.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree this element is absent.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. absent: The contact is described with no injury, hospital care, or other harm attached.
    2. absent: The cheek contact is the offense itself; nothing is said about injury, medical care, or other severity.
    3. absent: The cheek-pressing is narrated without injury, medical treatment, or other severity language.
    4. absent: The face contact is recounted without injury, medical treatment, or any other stated consequence.
    5. absent: Face to cheek contact is described without injury, medical care, or any other stated consequence.
    6. absent: The facial contact is the offense itself and no injury, hospital care, or other fallout is stated.
    7. absent: The face-to-cheek contact is narrated with no injury, hospital care, or other consequence beyond the act itself.
    8. absent: Unwanted cheek contact is the act itself and no injury, hospital care, or other severity is stated.
    9. absent: The cheek-pressing is told without injury, medical treatment, or any other harm beyond the contact itself.
    10. absent: The cheek-pressing episode is told without injury, treatment, or any other harm outcome.
    11. absent: Cheek contact is narrated without injury, hospital care, or any other stated fallout.
    12. absent: The face-to-cheek contact is recounted without injury, medical treatment, or any other harm outcome.
    13. absent: The face-to-cheek contact is the act itself, with no injury, hospital trip, or other fallout stated.
    14. absent: Unwanted cheek contact is the offense itself; no injury, medical care, or other fallout is described.
    15. absent: The face-to-cheek contact is described with no injury, hospital care, or other consequence attached.
    16. absent: The cheek-press restates the assault act and never reports injury, hospital care, or other fallout.
    17. absent: The cheek contact is the crime as it happened; no injury, hospital trip, or other fallout is reported.
    18. absent: The cheek contact is recounted with no injury, treatment, or other harm noted.
    19. absent: The cheek contact is the offense itself and adds no injury, hospital care, or other severity.
    20. absent: Unwanted facial contact is the offense itself with no injury, hospital trip, or extra severity described.
    21. absent: Unwanted contact is the offense itself, with no wound, hospital care, or extra severity language.
    22. absent: The cheek contact is narrated without injury, hospital care, or any other stated fallout.
    23. absent: The cheek-pressing is the offense itself, with no injury, hospital care, or other consequence described.
    24. absent: Nothing is said about injury, medical care, or any aftermath beyond the brief cheek contact.
    25. absent: The writeup never adds injury, medical care, or any other fallout beyond the contact itself.

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Context

Background

Columbia College Chicago posts Clery Crime Advisories as PDFs at students.colum.edu/safety/campus-safety-alerts.
Analysis

Key Findings

Unwanted face contact near 623 South Wabash.
Outcome
Crime Advisory issued April 18 referencing CPD JJ-222231.
Provenance

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Campus Alert Archive. "Columbia College Chicago: Unwanted face contact near 623 South Wabash." Incident of April 17, 2025. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/columbia-college-chicago-wabash-unwanted-face-contact-2025-04-17/

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