# A 1-year-old found hurt in West Ridge, and a death with no answers yet

> A toddler was found wounded on a Saturday morning sidewalk block in West Ridge. She did not survive the day.
- Title: A 1-year-old found hurt in West Ridge, and a death with no…
- Summary: A toddler was found wounded on a Saturday morning sidewalk block in West Ridge. She did not survive the day. Chicago police have a dead 1-year-old, visible…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/west-ridge/2026/09/12/police-investigate-death-of-1-year-old-girl-in-west-ridge
- Published: 2026-09-13T03:34:45.464+00:00
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- Topics: west ridge, chicago, crime, police, child death, news, local
## A child found unresponsive
Chicago police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl who was found wounded and unresponsive in West Ridge on Saturday morning.
## Late morning, a residential block
It happened around 11:40 a.m. along the 2600 block of West Rosemont Avenue, on the city's Far North Side.
## Visible injuries
Police said the girl had visible injuries to her lower body when she was found. They have not said how she got them.

> The unidentified child was found with visible injuries to her lower body
## Taken to Saint Francis
She was rushed to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in critical condition.
## She died there
Doctors could not save her. Police said she was pronounced dead at the hospital.

> She was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in critical condition, where she died
## Area 3 detectives have it
The case went to Area 3 detectives, the unit that handles death investigations for that stretch of the North Side.
## No cause of death yet
An official cause has not been determined. That answer typically comes from the Cook County medical examiner, not the police.

> An official cause of death has not been determined.
## Still unnamed, still open
The girl has not been publicly identified, and police have announced no arrests. For now the record is a time, a block and a death.
## Key takeaway

Chicago police have a dead 1-year-old, visible injuries and no determined cause of death. Area 3 detectives are working the case, and almost every basic fact is still open.