Longtime Chicago dance teacher recovering after brutal attack in Woodlawn

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Nov. 21, 2025, 6 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 21, 2025, 6 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/longtime-chicago-dance-teacher-recovering-after-brutal-attack-in-woodlawn/

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A beloved Chicago dance teacher, choreographer, and performer is recovering in the hospital after a brutal attack earlier this month in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Jimmy Payne Jr. is a beloved family man, and they said the single father of four has had a strong career in dancing, including as a teac...