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Worker injured when sidewalk collapses in Loop

Part of the sidewalk caved in as the worker, a 49-year-old man, was outside about 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West Jackson Boulevard, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago Fire Department paramedics respond in an ambulance to a medical emergency in the Loop, Thursday afternoon, July 21, 2022. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times — A worker was injured when a sidewalk collapsed beneath him Saturday in the Loop. The worker fell one floor below street level and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition.

A worker was injured Saturday morning when a portion of a sidewalk collapsed beneath him in the Loop.

Part of the sidewalk caved in as the 49-year-old man was working outside about 9:30 a.m. in the 100 block of West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago police said.

He fell one floor down to a lower level and injured his head, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition.

No other injuries were reported, and no other information was available.

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