Denise Solorzano, 26, of Chicago, was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery in a public place, four counts of aggravated battery use of a deadly weapon and one count of felony aggravated assault.
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Her bond was set at $800,000, $100,000 for each victim she is accused of assaulting.
Prosecutors said in court that in each attack, Solorzano asked the victims either "What would you do if I hit you with this bat?" or "What would do you do if I punch you in the face?"
Police said Solorzano attacked a 27-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman with a baseball bat at about 11:27 a.m. in the 4500-block of North Mozart Street and then minutes later attacked a 34-year-old woman with a bat in the 3000-block of West Cullorn Avenue.
Shannon Condon said she was working at home at the time of the attack on Mozart Street. She said she saw two women with a stroller when a white car pulled up and a woman got out holding baseball bat.
"And she walked toward the two women with the baby, I thought she must know them or something, or maybe she was playing a joke on them, and then I saw the woman with the bat start hitting the ladies over and over again, and the ladies were screaming," Condon said.
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Condon said the woman then got back in her car and drove off. The entire incident happened in a matter of seconds.
In addition to those attacks, police said Solorzano also attacked a 19-year-old woman last Sunday in the 4000-block of West Lawrence Avenue and a 33-year-old woman in the 4200-block of North Richmond Street.
Solorzano's parents left court distraught. They said off-camera the 26-year-old has schizophrenia and said they hope she gets the help she needs.
Solorzano is due back in court on May 17.
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