Oak Park Hero Thwarts Train Station Attack

One good deed begets another. Such was the case for an Oak Park hero who heard a woman's screams in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and rushed to her aid.

Craig Mathis and a friend were walking home from a night-out to celebrate Mathis' donation of a kidney to a childhood friend about a year ago when they heard screaming near the Forest Park CTA station. They saw a man attacking a woman.

Mathis called 911 and then ran to the woman, intent on tackling the man. At that moment, Forest Park police rolled up and arrested him.

"It felt good to prevent something serious from happening," Mathis told NBC 5 Chicago. "She was relieved that the situation was over and thankful that she was OK."

Some people are just wired to help others. Mathis appears to be one of those people, but he just shrugs.

"I appreciate all the gracious comments, and I believe them, but I'm not going to toot my own horn. I'm just Craig Mathis."

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