Man, 83, dies after Northwest Side hit-and-run

An  83-year-old man died Tuesday evening after being struck by an SUV as he crossed a street on the Northwest Side.
The man was crossing North California Avenue at West Devon Street when he was struck by a red or maroon SUV at 6:22 p.m.,.
The driver did not stop, and the vehicle -- which may be a GMC, a Chevrolet Tahoe or a Chevrolet Suburban -- was last seen traveling southbound in the alley east of North Rockwell Street, at West Peterson Avenue.
The 83-year-old man was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead at 7 p.m.