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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Person pistol-whipped on Blue Line train on NW Side

A person was attacked on a Blue Line train Aug. 4, 2021, on the Northwest Side. | Sun-Times file photo

A person was pistol-whipped while riding a Blue Line train Wednesday morning on the Northwest Side.

About 9 a.m., a female was on a northbound train in the 1900 block of North Western Avenue when a male approached her and hit her with a gun, Chicago police said.

The female was taken to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, police said. Her condition was not immediately known.

The attacker was not in custody.

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