Man stabbed multiple times on River North sidewalk

He was standing on the sidewalk in the 400 block of North State Street when a male suspect walked up and stabbed him in the chest and abdomen, police said.

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A man was stabbed in the chest and abdomen Oct. 14, 2019, in the 400 block of North State Street in River North.

A man was stabbed in the chest and abdomen Oct. 14, 2019, in the 400 block of North State Street in River North.

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A man was critically wounded in a stabbing Monday in River North.

The man, whose age was not immediately known, was standing on the sidewalk about 3 a.m. in the 400 block of North State Street when a male suspect walked up and stabbed him multiple times, according to Chicago police.

He walked to the first block of West Hubbard Street, where he called for help, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition with stab wounds to the chest and abdomen.

No one is in custody as Area North detectives investigate.

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