Woman killed in hit-and-run in Jefferson Park

She was crossing the street about 10:50 p.m. in the 4900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when she was struck by a tan Jeep traveling northbound, Chicago police said.

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A woman was killed in a hit-and-run on the Northwest Side Friday night.

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A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Jefferson Park Friday night on the Northwest Side.

Teresa Maria Jaworecka, 65, was crossing the street about 10:50 p.m. in the 4900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when she was struck by a tan Jeep traveling northbound, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

She was taken to Lutheran General Hospital, where she died from her injuries, police said.

No one was in custody.

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