Overview
- A 36-year-old man was stabbed during a physical altercation on a Blue Line train in the 500 block of South LaSalle Street, and police say an unknown male struck him with a sharp object.
- The victim suffered wounds to his neck and the left side of his body and was taken to a hospital in fair condition.
- Chicago Police Department investigators say the incident may have occurred between the Clinton and LaSalle stops and have released no suspect description or arrests.
- The Chicago Transit Authority ran trains on the same track between LaSalle and UIC-Halsted and told riders to board and exit on the O'Hare-bound side, causing delays while police worked at the scene.
- The stabbing follows other recent transit attacks that have raised rider-safety concerns and could prompt reviews of CTA patrols, station security, and public safety messaging.