Attempted murder charges filed against woman in Lawndale beating

Published March 1, 2023 6:40 AM CST

Regina Whitaker | Chicago police

A Chicago woman is facing charges in connection with an attack on another woman last November in the Lawndale neighborhood.

Regina Whitaker, 32, is accused of being part of a group who battered and seriously wounded a 44-year-old woman with a "dangerous weapon" on Nov. 25 in the 2200 block of South Pulaski Road, police said.

Whitaker was arrested Tuesday in the Marquette Park neighborhood.

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She was charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder and one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon.

Whitaker is scheduled to appear in bond court Wednesday.

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