Woman critically wounded in Streeterville attack

About 2 p.m. Monday, the woman was in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue when a male threw an object at her head, police said. She was hospitalized in critical condition.

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A woman was critically wounded in an attack Nov. 13, 2023 on the Near North Side.

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A suspect is in custody in an attack Monday afternoon in Streeterville on the Near North Side that left a woman critically wounded.

Bruce Diamond, 52, was arrested in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue where the attack occurred and was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, Chicago police said.

About 2 p.m. Monday, Diamond allegedly threw a “large object” at the woman’s head, police said.

The woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was initially reported in critical condition, police said.

Diamond was expected to appear in court Wednesday.

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Bruce Diamond

Chicago Police Department

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