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Elgin teacher still hospitalized

An Elgin High School teacher was listed in stable condition Saturday at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago after being stabbed by a male 16-year-old student.

Carolyn Gilbert, 50, suffered multiple knife wounds Friday morning.

The teenager has been charged with aggravated battery with a weapon and aggravated battery to a teacher.

He will appear in Cook County Court Tuesday. The teacher was alone with the student when the stabbing occurred. She was originally taken to Sherman Hospital in Elgin for treatment.