Rider attacked with baseball bat on Red Line train

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 54-year-old man is recovering after being attacked with a baseball bat Thursday during an attempted robbery on a Red Line train in Uptown.

The incident happened around 7:30 a.m.  After the attack, CBS 2 reports the victim got off the train at the Wilson station.

The attacker remained on the train, but is not in custody.

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