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Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV in Wheeling

A 71-year-old man struck by an SUV in Wheeling died early Tuesday, authorities said.

The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was hit by a black 2018 Ford Explorer about 6:25 p.m. Monday in a residential neighborhood on the 1000 block of Valley Stream Drive, Deputy Police Chief Michael Conway said.

He was taken to Endeavor Health Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview and then transferred to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. He was pronounced dead there about 3 a.m.

Police are investigating. Anyone with information can call the Wheeling Police Department’s traffic unit at (847) 459-2632.