Man stabbed and critically wounded during evening rush hour on Blue Line train in Loop

The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said. A suspect was arrested.

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A man was stabbed and critically wounded on a Blue Line train in the Loop Thursday evening. 

The man, 42, was on a train in the first block of South Dearborn Street when someone stabbed him in the leg and lower back about 5:15 p.m., Chicago police said. 

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said. 

A suspect was taken into custody, police said.

No charges have been announced.

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