Three people were stabbed in two separate domestic fights overnight in Rogers Park, with roughly three hours between them. Police say a woman fled one scene after stabbing a man in the forearm, while a second attacker allegedly wounded two more victims at another home.
The first incident happened around 12:50 a.m. in the 7600 block of North Bosworth Avenue, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. A 26-year-old man was arguing with a woman inside the home when she stabbed him in the forearm with a sharp object, Chicago police said. The woman fled the scene before officers arrived, and the man was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in good condition.
Roughly three hours later, around 3:50 a.m., a second stabbing unfolded in the 7400 block of North Wolcott Avenue. The Sun-Times reports that a woman known to a 20-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman allegedly stabbed both of them during a fight inside a home there. The man suffered cuts to his right forearm, while the woman was stabbed in the chest. Both were taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition, joining the first victim among the two men and one woman recovering at the Evanston facility overnight.
A Level I Trauma Center in Evanston
All three victims ended up at the same hospital: Saint Francis Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center in Evanston.
Chicago police classified the attacks as two separate incidents but say both appear to be domestic in nature. Both incidents occurred in residential areas of Rogers Park.
How Illinois Law Treats Knife Attacks Between Partners
Under Illinois law, domestic battery involving serious injury can be charged as aggravated domestic battery. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act defines domestic relationships broadly, covering current or former dating partners, cohabitants, and family members rather than only married spouses. The appropriate venue for any resulting criminal charges was not identified.
According to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 63,557 survivors received services from 102 Illinois victim-service providers using InfoNet in calendar year 2024.
A Pattern of Knife Violence Across Chicago
The supplied sources document the overnight stabbings and one August Avondale killing, but do not establish a broader regional pattern. The supplied sources do not verify an August Avondale homicide, its circumstances, or its victim's wound. The supplied sources do not detail another August incident. They also do not detail a June case.
The supplied sources do not establish a prior pattern of severe domestic knife violence in Rogers Park. The supplied sources do not provide details of an earlier Rogers Park case. The report does not state whether arrests had been announced in connection with either overnight attack, and it remains unclear whether the two incidents are connected beyond their shared classification as domestic disputes.
The City of Chicago says its Police Reports portal allows searches by street address, community area, ward, beat, or district and includes domestic-violence reports.
