Person Stabbed on CTA Blue Line Train: Police

A person was stabbed on a CTA Blue Line train early Monday, according to Chicago police. 

The incident took place just after 7 a.m. in the 400 block of South Racine Avenue, near the Racine El stop on Chicago's Near West Side, officials said. 

Chicago police said a person suffered a superficial stab wound and was taken to Stroger Hospital. Information on the victim, including age and condition, was not immediately available. 

The train was operating with single-track use for roughly 15 minutes due to police activity in the area, according to a spokesman for the CTA. The train returned to normal service just before 8 a.m. but was operating with residual delays, the agency said. 

No one was in custody, according to police, and the investigation remains ongoing. 

Check back for updates on this developing story.

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