A pedestrian was killed early this morning in a hit-and-run on Lake Shore Drive in the Lakeview neighborhood, police said.
The Chicago Tribune reported that an unidentified victim was struck about 4:40 a.m. south of Belmont Avenue.
Northbound Lake Shore Drive was closed off from Fullerton Parkway to Belmont and traffic was heavily congested in the area as of 6:30 a.m., police said.