Bicyclist attacked with construction sign in South Loop

CHICAGO - A 62-year-old was critically injured after being hit with a construction sign and his own bicycle early Monday in the South Loop neighborhood.

The man was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk around 1 a.m. in the 2200 block of South State Street when a male began striking him with a construction sign, according to Chicago police.

The attacker then picked up the man's bicycle and began hitting him with it, police said.

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The victim was transported by paramedics to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

No one is in custody as Area Three detectives investigate.