Reported nonfatal incident record · 2023-08-25

Chicago woman hospitalized after dog attack on Sunnyside Avenue in Sheridan Park/Uptown

Krysten Kelly said a dog bit her left breast and arm on Sunnyside Avenue in Chicago on August 25, 2023. She received first aid, spent the next day in the hospital and later filed a police report; the dog’s breed was not reported.

Nonfatal · 1 bite victimBreed: Not reportedChicago, IL

Date2023-08-25 · About 8:00 p.m. CDT

LocationSunnyside Avenue corridor in Uptown/Sheridan Park; CBS Chicago reported Sunnyside Avenue at Dover Street, while later WBEZ reporting described Sunnyside Avenue at Clark Street

Victim(s)1 human bite victim: adult woman Krysten Kelly

Dogs involved1 attacking dog from a family walking with 2 dogs

Injury severityHospital-treated bite injuries to the left breast and left arm; later reporting says the wounds left scars

Breed attributionNot reportedNeither CBS Chicago nor WBEZ identified the attacking dog’s breed. BiteDB does not infer breed from appearance, social-media descriptions, neighborhood commentary, or unrelated dogs.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Krysten Kelly said a dog being walked with a family on Sunnyside Avenue in Chicago’s Uptown/Sheridan Park area jumped up and bit her left breast, then bit her left arm when she blocked a second lunge toward her face. CBS Chicago reported she called 911, received first aid at a nearby business and spent the following day in the hospital. A follow-up report said she filed a police report; WBEZ later reported that the injuries had scarred.

Legal-status note

CBS Chicago reported Kelly contacted Animal Control and subsequently filed a police report while trying to identify the owners and determine the dog’s rabies-vaccination status. The reviewed sources do not report an owner citation, arrest, criminal charge or final animal-control disposition, so BiteDB does not infer one.

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↗Primary incident reportingCBS Chicago — Woman searches for family with dog that attacked her in Sheridan ParkBiteDB links the source reporting rather than reproducing private injury or surveillance imagery.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

CBS Chicago — Woman searches for family with dog that attacked her in Sheridan ParkIndependent local reporting / victim interview and follow-up police-report status · Published 2023-08-28 · Accessed 2026-09-06

CBS Chicago reported that Kelly was walking on Sunnyside Avenue around 8 p.m. Friday, August 25, 2023 when a family with two dogs approached. She said one dog latched onto her left breast and then punctured her arm as she blocked another jump toward her face. She called 911, obtained first aid nearby and spent Saturday in the hospital. CBS later reported she filed a police report.

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Additional sources

CBS Chicago — Sheridan Park woman files police report after gruesome dog attack — Independent local follow-up / police-report status · 2023-08-28
WBEZ — Dog bites hit South and West Sides hardest — areas that lack dog parks, pet shops, other resources — Independent follow-up / victim injury and Chicago dog-bite context · 2023-11-21

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.