CPD said the crash happened just after 2:30 p.m. near Grand and St. Clair in the Streeterville neighborhood.
A car sideswiped a sedan, causing it to lose control and hit the woman.
She was taken to a hospital in fair condition. Police say the driver who started the chain-reaction crash left the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
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