A 67-year-old female bar owner died this morning after she was chased and stabbed in the neck steps away from her Portage Park establishment on the Northwest Side. Police said her death appeared to be domestic-related but no one was yet in custody.
The woman was identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Henryka Waskowski, of the 6400 block of West Berteau Avenue.
Waskowski and a 34-year-old man were stabbed about 2:13 a.m. on the 5700 block of West Irving Park Road. Waskowski owns Henryka's bar located at 5703 W. Irving Park Rd., sources said.
The other victim saw Waskowski being chased by another man with a large knife. When he tried to intervene, he was stabbed in the back, Police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.
Both victims were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where Waskowski died about 45 minutes later, officials said.
STABBING OCCURED IN THE 16th DISTRICT Beat 1624 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 29, 2011)
Shooting- 0
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 24
Robbery- 12
Gun Arrests-3
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