Two teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack on a 62-year-old man aboard a Chicago Transit Authority bus, an incident with details that have emerged as unsettling indicators of youth violence in the city. According to the Chicago Police Department, the suspects, a 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, each face multiple felony charges, including aggravated battery to a senior and a transit employee. The girl is also charged with attempting to receive, possess, or sell a stolen vehicle.
The attack, which occurred on December 16, 2025, left the elderly victim seriously injured, highlighting ongoing concerns over safety on public transportation the authorities took the teenagers into custody on December 21 and 22 following their identification as the alleged perpetrators, apprehensions that took place in different locations of the city but pointing to the same grim narrative of youthful indiscretion spiralling into grave criminal acts. While the male suspect was located on the 3100 block of W. Harrison St., his counterpart was arrested earlier in connection with a separate case of vehicle theft on the 5600 block of W. Bloomingdale Ave…