Woman charged with stabbing man on CTA Brown Line platform in River North
A woman has been charged with stabbing a man in a "savage and random attack" on a CTA Brown Line platform on Saturday in the River North neighborhood.
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A woman has been charged with stabbing a man in a "savage and random attack" on a CTA Brown Line platform on Saturday in the River North neighborhood.
Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing his two sisters to death in Streamwood, Illinois, are asking for a mental health exam to determine if he's mentally fit to stand trial.
Chicago police said the man died at the scene.
Wendy Tolbert, 45, was charged with 14 felony counts, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated arson, and battery.
A Chicago mother accused of stabbing her three kids, killing one of them, before setting her home on fire will appear in court on Monday morning.
Wendy Tolbert, 45, was arrested moments after Chicago police said she had fatally stabbed her youngest son with a knife.
Wendy Tolbert, 45, was arrested moments after Chicago police said she had fatally stabbed her youngest son with a knife.
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Chicago police said a suspect arrested after a stabbing at the Navy Pier beer garden over the weekend was released without charges overnight.
A 56-year-old man got into an argument with a 64-year-old man he knew at the Beer Garden.
A person is in custody after a man was stabbed to death Sunday evening in a fight at the Beer Garden at Navy Pier.
A 56-year-old man got into a quarrel with a 64-year-old man he knew at the Beer Garden. Marissa Sulek reports.
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Chicago police said a man was seriously injured in a stabbing in the city's Streeterville neighborhood Friday afternoon.
The victim suffered a puncture wound to the thigh, and was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he died, police said.
Rosemont police said they found a suspect a short distance away and detained him.
The victim, believed to be between 20 and 30 years of age, was found unresponsive in the alley in the 6200 block of South Michigan Avenue.
One of the victims was stabbed in the chest, while the other suffered a laceration, police said. The victims went on to disarm the attacker and then stabbed him several times, police said.
An attacker stabbed two me who in turn disarmed him and stabbed him back in Chicago’s Grant Park Tuesday evening, police said.
A 36-year-old man was on the train when another man approached him and a physical fight ensued.
A man was stabbed on a CTA Red Line train near Chicago's Uptown neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Chicago police said the victim was on the sidewalk when he was approached by two men who tried to take his belongings at knifepoint.
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Chicago police said the suspect allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old man during an argument that turned into a fight on May 1.
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