2 in custody after beating Chicago police officers with stick

2 in custody after beating Chicago police officers with stick

Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized following an incident in Little Village early Saturday.

CHICAGO - Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized following an incident in Little Village early Saturday. 

Officers were in the 2500 block of South Homan Avenue at about 1 a.m. when an offender began attacking them.

As officers tried to restrain the offender, another person intervened and struck one of them with a "heavy wooden stick." 

The officers were taken to an area hospital in good condition.

Two offenders were arrested and charges are pending.