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Nine students taken to hospital following fight at South Side school

By Jeramie Bizzle

Updated on: January 28, 2026 / 3:48 PM CST / CBS Chicago

9 students taken to hospital after school fight on South Side, officials say

Multiple students were taken to the hospital after a fight at a South Side elementary school on Tuesday afternoon.

City officials said a fight broke out at Paul Revere Elementary School at 1010 E. 72nd St. in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Officials said nine students were taken to the hospital. Their ages, genders, and conditions were not released.

It is unclear what led up to the fight.

The elementary school co-shares a building with Gary Comer College Prep Middle School. No students from Gary Comer were involved in the fight.

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.