The incident occurred at about 2:52 a.m. in the 7400-block of South May Street.
Police said the victim was approached by a man who demanded his property.
When the victim refused, he was stabbed in the abdomen, police said.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
No one is in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.
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