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Man assaulted in Humboldt Park, person being questioned: police

Police responded to a call of person calling for help inside of a residence in the 1400 block of North Ridgeway Avenue.

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A man is in serious condition after being assaulted Dec. 29, 2019 inside a residence in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side.

A man is in serious condition after being assaulted Dec. 29, 2019 inside a residence in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side.

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A person is being questioned after man was assaulted Sunday inside of a residence in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side, Chicago police say.

About 5:35 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person calling for help in the 1400 block of North Ridgeway Avenue, and found a 25-year-old man with blunt force trauma to his head, police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.

There is one “person of interest,” being questioned, police said.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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