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Man injured after hit by falling glass from Chicago highrise

Man injured after hit by falling glass from Chicago highrise
Man injured after hit by falling glass from Chicago highrise 00:48

CHICAGO (CBS) --  In Streeterville, part of a window on a high rise came crashing down onto Illinois Street.

It happened at the corner of Illinois and St. Clair in the 200 block of West Illinois Tuesday morning around 8:50. The glass shattered onto the sidewalk. Police blocked off part of St. Clair while investigating what caused the window to fall.

Police said a 37-year-old man told officers he was walking on the sidewalk when he was struck by a shattered window. He had minor cuts to his forehead and ear. The man was treated and released on the scene.

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