7-year-old critically hurt by hit-and-run driver in Humboldt Park

The child was struck near the intersection of Iowa Street and Hamlin Avenue Thursday evening.

SHARE 7-year-old critically hurt by hit-and-run driver in Humboldt Park
A man was stabbed to death Aug. 23, 2022, in River North.

A boy was struck by an SUV Apr. 14, 2022, in Humboldt Park.

Sun-Times file photo

A 7-year-old boy was critically hurt Thursday evening when a driver struck him in Humboldt Park and did not stop.

The child was struck by a northbound SUV near the intersection of Iowa Street and Hamlin Avenue around 6:30 p.m., Chicago police and fire officials said.

He was transported with a leg injury to Stroger Hospital in critical but stable condition, police and fire officials said.

The Major Accidents Investigation Unit was investigating. Police reported no arrests and did not release a description of the wanted vehicle or driver.

The Latest
Cornerback Jaylon Johnson hasn’t told the Bears when he’ll return to practice, though head coach Matt Eberflus presumes it will be in time for mandatory minicamp in two weeks.
Tim Scott reminds me of another Black Republican, former Oklahoma U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts, who decided not to run for re-election in 2002, a reader from Itasca writes. Why didn’t Republicans do more to keep him around? Maybe they’ll do better with Scott.
“It’s kind of like riding a bike,” said Whitehair, who has transitioned from guard to center and back since his rookie season with the Bears in 2016 — when he moved to center four days before the season opener.
Juan and Rosendo Hernandez were convicted in a 1997 shooting case investigated by former CPD Det. Raymond Guevara. The brothers were released last year.
His prominence in the Church of Scientology was central to case against the former ‘That ’70s Show’ star.