Two 15-year-olds charged in beating of 62-year-old man on CTA bus, police say

The victim's nephew told ABC7 that his uncle suffered severe head injuries and had to be put in a medically induced coma.
Monday, December 22, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a violent attack on a CTA bus.

The girl and boy are both just 15 years old. Police say they beat up a 62-year-old passenger on the Cicero Avenue bus last Tuesday, Dec. 16.



The crime happened around 5:40 p.m. in the 700-block of South Cicero Avenue, as the bus approached I-290 from Roosevelt Road, police said.

The beating lead to "extensive and ongoing hospitalization of the victim," CPD said. The victim's nephew, Tavarris Harvey, shared pictures, taken in happier times, with ABC7.



He told ABC7 that his uncle, Larry Gilkey, suffered severe head injuries in the attack and had to be put in a medically induced coma.

"He's awake now. He's able to communicate very little. He doesn't remember a lot. He doesn't know how he got where he is," he said.

Harvey says the doctors told him his uncle will have to undergo rehab. And whenever he returns home, he will need daily assistance.

The teens are facing multiple felony battery charges.

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