Man With Knife Shot by Cops

Police shot and critically wounded a 36-year-old man on theNorthwest Side Tuesday night after he stabbed one officer andthreatened another.

The man, who was not immediately identified, was in criticalcondition at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge after being shotseveral times in the lower torso, according to a nursing supervisor.

The injured officer, who was not identified, was treated andreleased from Swedish Covenant Hospital for a superficial cut to thenose, according to a nursing supervisor there.

Police said the incident occurred around 8 p.m. in the 4600block of North Knox.

The …