Overview

• Police say a 21-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times around 12:30 a.m. on a westbound Blue Line train near the Cicero stop after an argument with several men escalated.
• The victim exited at Oak Park and was taken to Loyola Hospital, where she was listed in fair condition.
• The offenders fled the train, and no arrests have been made in the stabbing; tips are requested by CPD Area Four Detectives or via CPDtip.com.
• In a separate case, David Norris, 42, was arrested in the Loop and charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery for allegedly pushing a 51-year-old man onto the Washington Blue Line tracks, with a detention hearing set for Thursday.
• Against a backdrop of recent CTA assaults, a union leader renewed calls for a dedicated transit police force, while the CTA pointed to recent arrests and coordination with CPD.