A man defending his girlfriend from an unwanted advance was stabbed and critically injured this morning during a scuffle inside a trendy Near West Side lounge.
The incident happened at about 12:10 a.m. at the Plush lounge in the 1100 block of West Madison Street.
Witnesses told police that the 43-year-old victim was quarreling with another man when the second man pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck.
The victim was taken Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said. The attacker fled and remained at-large.
The altercation appeared to have started after the attacker began making passes at the victim's girlfriend. The victim stepped in and the heated argument led to the stabbing.
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