Death of 8-month-old boy under investigation in Hanover Park

Hanover Park police are investigating the death of an 8-month-old boy.

The boy was pronounced dead at 6:49 a.m. Tuesday on the 600 block of Wilson Street in Hanover Park, according to the Cook County medical examiner. An autopsy was conducted Wednesday, but the medical examiner's office indicated a determination of the cause of death is pending.

Citing the ongoing investigation, Hanover Park Deputy Chief Terrence Sherrill declined to give any information about the circumstances of the boy's death.