Boy injured in hit-and-run is stable, Elgin police say

The 5-year-old boy injured in a hit-and-run accident in Elgin is in stable condition and doing well, authorities said Sunday.

In the meantime, police continue to look for the driver of the dark-colored compact car believed to have been involved in the accident.

The accident occurred Friday evening when the car jumped a curb and struck the boy in front of his house on the 200 block of Orchard Street. The boy remains hospitalized at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call the Elgin police at (847) 289-2666.