Child falls 3 stories from window in Lincoln Park

The 3-year-old boy was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital, police said.

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A man was fatally struck by a vehicle Oct. 23, 2019, in unincorporated Crystal Lake.

A 3-year-old boy’s condition was stabilized after falling three stories in Lincoln Park, police said.

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A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday after falling three stories from a window in Lincoln Park on the North Side.

The boy fell from the third-floor window about 7 p.m. when witnesses said the screen came loose in the 1900 block of North Mohawk Street, Chicago police said.

He was rushed to Lurie Children’s Hospital with a head injury in critical condition, police said. He has since had his condition stabilized.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

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