3 Teen Girls Arrested in South Loop Pepper Spray Attacks

Charges were pending Thursday morning against three teen girls arrested in connection with a series of pepper spray attacks in Chicago's South Loop a night earlier.

Police said the first attack occurred about 10:30 p.m., when a group of three girls walked up to a 24-year-old woman on foot and sprayed her as she stood outside in the 1100 block of South State Street. The woman was treated and released from Mercy Hospital, police said.

A bit later, a 26-year-old woman was also sprayed in the 1300 block of South State Street. The woman’s injuries were treated on the scene, police said.

Police couldn't offer a motive for the attacks but said three teen girls were in custody.

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