Pedestrian killed by vehicle

Just outside  Chicago, in southwest suburban Oak Lawn, Joan Orth was struck by a vehicle while crossing Kenton Avenue around 5:45  PM Monday evening.  The vehicle, driven by a male, was heading westbound on Kenton.  Orth was pronounced dead at 6:31 PM at Advocate Christ Medical Center, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.  Oak Lawn police Lt. Joe Stubbs said that alcohol is not believed to have played a role in the accident.  The traffic police unit is still investigating the incident.