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• Bridgeview Boy, 8, Dies Of Injuries Week After Being Hit By Car While Riding Electric Scooter (patch.com) — An 8-year-old Bridgeview boy has died at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn a week after he was struck by a car while riding an electric scooter near Harlem Avenue and 92nd Place. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and was cited for failure to yield as the community absorbs the loss of the young victim.
• Herbert Reyes, 50 (southwestregionalpublishing.com) — Oak Lawn residents are mourning the passing of 50-year-old Herbert Reyes, a devoted husband, father, and proud Chicago Bears fan whose life centered on family. Loved ones can pay their respects this afternoon at a visitation and remembrance service in nearby Justice, with details provided for those wishing to attend or offer condolences.
• Lake County law enforcement helps DEA arrest 2 men, recover almost 350 pounds of cocaine worth millions of dollars (lakemchenryscanner.com) — A man from Oak Lawn is among two people charged after federal and local investigators say they seized nearly 340 pounds of cocaine and about $700,000 in cash from a River Grove stash house tied to a wider trafficking probe. Authorities describe months of surveillance across several suburbs and say both men are being held in Cook County Jail pending October court hearings.
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