A 56-year-old woman was critically hurt following a hit-and-run Wednesday night on the city's Northwest Side. Chicago police said just before 11:30 p.m., officers responded to the 5900 block of West Irving Park Road,

A woman was left in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash in the Portage Park neighborhood Wednesday night.

The woman was in a crosswalk in the 5900 block of West Irving Park Road when the driver of a black SUV hit her and kept going, police said.

Chicago police are looking for the driver in a hit-and-run that critically injured a pedestrian Wednesday night at a Portage Park intersection that area residents say is dangerous. The victim, who police say is a 56-year-old woman,