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CTA crime: Man seriously wounded during fight on Blue Line platform

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  July 18, 2025 6:06am CDT
Chicago Transit Authority
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • Two men got into an argument on a CTA train early Friday and took the fight onto the platform.
    • A 50-year-old man was punched in the face, then stabbed the other man with a sharp object, injuring his chin.
    • The 50-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition, and police are investigating the incident.

CHICAGO - A man was seriously wounded by another CTA rider on a Blue Line platform early Friday on Chicago's Near West Side.

What we know:

The incident started after a 50-year-old was arguing with another man on the train around 12:30 a.m.

Both riders got off at the Clinton Blue Line stop where the argument escalated into a fight. The 50-year-old pulled out a "sharp object" after being punched in the face, injuring the other man’s face before the fight ended, according to police.

The 50-year-old was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in serious condition. The other man was taken to Rush Medical Center with a chin injury; his condition was not immediately known.

Area detectives are investigating.

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