Coverage dated October 9, 2026

Woman fatally stabbed after argument leads to fight inside Southwest Side home

Headline from WGN Chicago

CHICAGO — A person was taken into custody on Thursday evening after a woman was fatally stabbed inside a home on the city's Southwest Side. According to Chicago police, the deadly stabbing unfolded just after 10 p.m. at a home located in the 3400 block of West 59th Place in Chicago Lawn.

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  1. Sun Times

    Woman fatally stabbed during argument in Chicago Lawn (opens Sun Times)

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    Sun Times's feed description

    Charges are pending for a person who stabbed a woman in the chest with a sharp object, killing her during an argument Thursday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The woman, 48, was arguing with a person she knew around 10:10 p.m.

  2. WGN Chicago

    Woman fatally stabbed after argument leads to fight inside Southwest Side home (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    CHICAGO — A person was taken into custody on Thursday evening after a woman was fatally stabbed inside a home on the city's Southwest Side. According to Chicago police, the deadly stabbing unfolded just after 10 p.m. at a home located in the 3400 block of West 59th Place in Chicago Lawn.

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