Man, 64, beaten during attempted robbery at Addison Red Line

He suffered minor bruising and a laceration to the head and was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition.

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Two people were hospitalized after a fight broke out June 5, 2022 at an Englewood CTA station.

A man was hospitalized following an attempted robbery April 25, 2022 in Wrigleyville.

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A 64-year-old man was hospitalized after he was beaten during an attempted robbery Monday evening at the Addison Red Line stop in Wrigleyville.

Two males approached the man and demanded his belongings at the station in the 900 block of West Addison Street around 8:45 p.m., Chicago police said.

One of them punched the man, causing him to fall and hit his head on a wall, police said.

He suffered minor bruising and a laceration to the head and was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition, police said.

No arrest was reported.

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