2 men beaten, robbed on CTA Red Line train on Near North Side

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two men were beaten and robbed Tuesday night on a CTA Red Line train on the Near North Side.

The men, 18 and 44, were on the train in the 800 block of North State Street about 9 p.m. when they were approached by 5 to 6 people who beat them and took their belongings, Chicago police said.

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Both men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where they were in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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