Woman critically injured after struck by falling debris from building in Wicker Park

The woman, 22, was hurt while walking in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue Wednesday evening.

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A woman was hospitalized after she was struck by debris Apr. 6, 2022, in Wicker Park.

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A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after she was struck by debris that fell from a building in Wicker Park Wednesday evening.

The woman, 22, was hurt while walking in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue around 6 p.m., Chicago police said.

She suffered a laceration to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

A car traveling north was also struck by the debris but the driver was not injured, police said.

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