Stabbing at Van Buren and Dearborn after an altercation

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: The header addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and names the Chicago Police Department as investigators.
  2. present: The college names itself in the salutation and the Chicago Police Department appears as investigator.
  3. present: The college addresses its own community by name while listing the Chicago Police Department as investigator.
  4. present: The college identifies itself to its community and names the Chicago Police Department as the investigating body.
  5. present: Columbia College Chicago is the addressed sender, citing Chicago Police Department investigators and Campus Security.
  6. present: This Crime Advisory speaks for Columbia College Chicago and lists the Chicago Police Department as the agency on the case.
  7. present: The college names Columbia College Chicago as the speaker and lists the Chicago Police Department as the investigating body.
  8. present: The college identifies its community in the greeting and Chicago Police Department is credited as investigator.
  9. present: The college identifies itself in the heading and the Chicago Police Department is named as investigator.
  10. present: Columbia College Chicago identifies the audience while Chicago Police Department is listed as the investigating body.
  11. present: Columbia College Chicago names its community while the Chicago Police Department is credited with the investigation.
  12. present: The college names its own community up top and credits the Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
  13. present: Both the college, in its community heading, and the Chicago Police Department appear as named sources.
  14. present: The note addresses the Columbia College Chicago community and names Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
  15. present: Columbia College Chicago names the community addressed, and the Chicago Police Department is credited with the investigation.
  16. present: The advisory opens to the Columbia College Chicago community and cites the Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
  17. present: Columbia College Chicago identifies itself to its community while naming the Chicago Police Department as investigator.
  18. present: Columbia College Chicago names its audience and the Chicago Police Department is identified as the investigating agency.
  19. present: The message opens to the Columbia College Chicago community and cites the Chicago Police Department as investigators.
  20. present: The college names its community and cites Chicago Police Department along with Campus Security.
  21. present: The college names itself to its community while crediting Chicago Police Department as the investigating agency.
  22. present: Columbia College Chicago speaks as sender and the Chicago Police Department is the named investigating body.
  23. present: The college labels the Columbia College Chicago community and names the Chicago Police Department as the investigating body.
  24. present: The advisory opens with Columbia College Chicago and names the Chicago Police Department as the agency looking into the case.
  25. present: Both the college name Columbia College Chicago and the Chicago Police Department appear as originating identifiers.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree a stabbing during an altercation is a specific threat.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: An altercation on the public way ended with one person being stabbed, a named violent threat.
  2. present: One person being stabbed during a street altercation is a specific violent threat.
  3. present: A public-way fight in which one person is stabbed is a specific stabbing threat.
  4. present: A stabbing during a public-way altercation is a specific violent threat.
  5. present: One person stabbed during a street fight is a specific stabbing threat.
  6. present: One person being stabbed during an altercation names a specific violent threat.
  7. present: One person being stabbed after a street fight is a concrete stabbing threat.
  8. present: One person being stabbed after an altercation names a stabbing.
  9. present: One person being stabbed after a street fight is a specific stabbing hazard.
  10. present: One person stabbed during a public-way fight is an explicit stabbing threat.
  11. present: A person being stabbed after a public-way fight is a specific stabbing hazard.
  12. present: A public-way fight ended with one person being stabbed, naming a clear violent threat.
  13. present: A stabbing during a street altercation names a specific violent threat.
  14. present: An altercation in which one person is stabbed is a specific stabbing threat.
  15. present: One person being stabbed after a street fight is a specific stabbing threat.
  16. present: One person being stabbed during a public-way altercation is a specific stabbing threat.
  17. present: One person being stabbed after a public-way altercation is a concrete violent threat.
  18. present: A stabbing after a public-way altercation is an explicit violent threat.
  19. present: One person being stabbed during an altercation names a specific stabbing threat.
  20. present: A stabbing during a street fight is a specific violent threat.
  21. present: One person being stabbed during the street altercation is a specific stabbing threat.
  22. present: A street altercation in which one person was stabbed is a specific violent hazard.
  23. present: An altercation in which one person was stabbed is a specific stabbing threat.
  24. present: The text reports a stabbing after a public-way fight, which is an explicit violent weapon attack.
  25. present: One person stabbed during a public-way fight is a specific stabbing hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street locates the incident.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is the stated location.
  2. present: The corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street supplies a street intersection.
  3. present: The corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street intersection.
  4. present: The corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street intersection.
  5. present: Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street identify the corner.
  6. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street location.
  7. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named intersection.
  8. present: Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street mark the corner where it happened.
  9. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is the stated place.
  10. present: The corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named intersection.
  11. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street location.
  12. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is the stated scene.
  13. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named pair of streets.
  14. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named intersection.
  15. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named intersection.
  16. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street intersection.
  17. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street pair.
  18. present: The corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named intersection.
  19. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street intersection.
  20. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named intersection.
  21. present: The corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street location.
  22. present: The corner at Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a mapped intersection.
  23. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named street intersection.
  24. present: The corner of Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street is a named intersection.
  25. present: Van Buren Street and Dearborn Street name the corner where it happened.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. absent: Readers are told only to phone Campus Security or detectives if they know something, not to take any protective action.
  2. absent: Witnesses are invited to phone security and detectives, not told how to reduce their own risk.
  3. absent: Witnesses are only steered to Campus Security and detective phone lines, not given avoidance or lock-down steps.
  4. absent: Callers are invited to pass along information, which does not tell recipients how to protect themselves.
  5. absent: Listed phone numbers collect extra information rather than telling readers how to stay safe.
  6. absent: Phone numbers for Campus Security and detectives invite tips, which the rubric excludes as guidance.
  7. absent: Contact numbers for Campus Security and detectives solicit witnesses, not a protective action.
  8. absent: Witnesses are steered to security and detective numbers for tips, which does not count as guidance.
  9. absent: Campus Security and detective callback lines solicit information only; nobody is told how to protect themselves.
  10. absent: Asking people to ring Campus Security or detectives with details is not protective guidance.
  11. absent: Asking people with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is not a protective action.
  12. absent: Readers are asked only to call Campus Security and detectives if they know something, with no protective instruction.
  13. absent: Phone numbers for extra information do not tell readers to avoid the area, lock doors, or take other cover.
  14. absent: The only ask is that anyone with information call Campus Security and detectives, which does not count as protective guidance.
  15. absent: Campus Security and detective numbers appear only so people can pass along information about the case.
  16. absent: Phone numbers for anyone with additional information remain a witness request, not a safety instruction.
  17. absent: Closing lines only invite anyone with information to contact Campus Security or detectives, which is not guidance.
  18. absent: The footer only lists numbers for people who have more facts, not steps to protect themselves.
  19. absent: Contact numbers for Campus Security and detectives solicit tips rather than instructing any protective action.
  20. absent: Recipients are only told to pass along tips, not to take any protective action.
  21. absent: Readers are only asked to share information with Campus Security and detectives, not told to take any protective step.
  22. absent: Listed numbers for Campus Security and detectives solicit reports rather than telling readers how to stay safe.
  23. absent: Contact numbers for Campus Security and detectives invite witnesses to report facts, not to take cover or avoid the block.
  24. absent: Readers are told only to phone investigators if they know something, with no instruction on how to protect themselves.
  25. absent: Sharing facts with Campus Security and CPD detectives solicits leads rather than telling people to shelter or leave.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the incident is dated March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: The stabbing is placed on March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  2. present: The stabbing is clocked at about 6:15 p.m. on March 18.
  3. present: The stabbing is timed March 18 at about 6:15 p.m. on a same-day March 18, 2025 notice.
  4. present: The altercation occurred on March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  5. present: The stabbing is clocked at about 6:15 p.m. on March 18, matching the March 18, 2025 header.
  6. present: March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m. dates and clocks the stabbing.
  7. present: The altercation is clocked on March 18 at about 6:15 p.m.
  8. present: March 18 at about 6:15 p.m. timestamps the event with date and hour.
  9. present: March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m. supplies date plus clock time.
  10. present: March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m. timestamps the stabbing.
  11. present: The stabbing is dated March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m. on a same-day advisory.
  12. present: The writeup timestamps the stabbing on March 18 at about 6:15 p.m.
  13. present: March 18 at about 6:15 p.m. gives the date and the time of day.
  14. present: The stabbing is placed on March 18 at roughly 6:15 p.m., matching the March 18, 2025 header.
  15. present: The stabbing is timed to March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  16. present: The stabbing is placed on March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  17. present: The stabbing is placed on March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  18. present: The stabbing is clocked at about 6:15 p.m. on March 18.
  19. present: The stabbing is placed on March 18 at about 6:15 p.m., matching the March 18, 2025 header.
  20. present: The fight is dated March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  21. present: The stabbing is placed on March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  22. present: March 18 at about 6:15 p.m. matches the March 18, 2025 header with a clock time.
  23. present: The stabbing is dated March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
  24. present: The stabbing is fixed to March 18 at about 6:15 p.m., matching the March 18, 2025 header date.
  25. present: March 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m. supplies both calendar date and clock hour.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree being stabbed and transported to the hospital states physical harm.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. present: The victim was stabbed and then transported to the hospital, which records physical harm.
  2. present: The victim being stabbed and then taken to the hospital states physical harm.
  3. present: Being stabbed and then taken to a hospital states realized bodily harm.
  4. present: Being stabbed and transported to the hospital states physical harm.
  5. present: Stabbing followed by hospital transport reports bodily harm as an outcome.
  6. present: The stabbing plus hospital transport reports realized physical harm.
  7. present: The stabbing plus hospital transport reports bodily harm and medical consequence.
  8. present: The stabbing and the victim's hospital transport state actual physical harm.
  9. present: The stabbing plus hospital transport reports bodily injury and medical consequence.
  10. present: A stabbing plus hospital transport records realized bodily harm.
  11. present: Stabbing plus transport to the hospital reports bodily harm and medical severity.
  12. present: Being stabbed and then taken to the hospital states both bodily harm and seriousness.
  13. present: The victim was stabbed and then taken to a hospital, which states bodily harm.
  14. present: Stabbing plus transport to the hospital reports bodily injury as a consequence.
  15. present: The stabbing plus transport to the hospital reports bodily harm and medical consequences.
  16. present: A stabbing plus hospital transport states bodily harm and severity.
  17. present: Stabbing plus transport to a hospital states realized physical harm.
  18. present: Being stabbed and then transported to the hospital states bodily harm and medical severity.
  19. present: Stabbing plus hospital transport states realized bodily harm and medical severity.
  20. present: Stabbing plus hospital transport reports actual bodily harm.
  21. present: Stabbing plus transport to the hospital reports realized bodily harm, not merely a crime label.
  22. present: Stabbing plus transport to a hospital states bodily harm and medical severity.
  23. present: Being stabbed and then taken to the hospital states realized bodily harm.
  24. present: Being stabbed and then taken to the hospital records both bodily harm and medical severity.
  25. present: The stabbing plus hospital transport documents real bodily harm.