Crime & Safety
5 People Taken To Hospital After Pepper Spray Released During Fight At Corliss High School
Chicago Fire Department officials confirmed five people were taken to the hospital, but did not provide their ages or genders.
Updated on: February 23, 2026 / 5:08 PM CST
Five people were taken to the hospital on Monday after someone released pepper spray during a fight inside Corliss High School in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
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Chicago Fire Department officials confirmed five people were taken to the hospital, but did not provide their ages or genders. Their conditions were not available.
In a letter to parents, Corliss Principal Evajamania Vondalisa Brown said there was a fight inside the school on Monday morning, when someone released pepper spray.
