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Mother and Daughter Stabbed on Brown Line in Loop After Platform Dispute

Police say a woman was arrested at Clark-Lake after a confrontation that moved from the platform onto a train.

Overview

  • Two women, ages 43 and 23, were cut during an attack linked to a dispute at the Clark-Lake station around 7:52 p.m. Saturday.
  • Both victims were transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where they were listed in good condition.
  • Police dispatch records show the victims first reported an attempted robbery before reporting they had been stabbed.
  • Officers found the suspected attacker on a train car at Clark-Lake and took her into custody.
  • This was the second serious CTA stabbing downtown this week, following a separate Red Line platform attack Thursday with no arrest announced.