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🌱 Patch AM: Bridgeview Boy, 8, Dies Of Injuries Week After Being Hit By Car While Riding Electric Scooter

Spotted on the Oak Lawn calendar: Halal Fest Fall Edition

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Good morning to you Oak Lawn! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Boy, 8, dies after scooter crash; treated in Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn family and friends remember the life of Herbert Reyes
  • How an Oak Lawn man got swept into a massive cocaine bust

Also on today's calendar: Halal Fest Fall Edition and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Sunday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 59.
  • Monday: Breezy with a few showers, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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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🗞 Nearby News

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  • ACD Names Two Responsible Distribution Excellence Award Winners (pcimag.com)

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  • Moraine Valley Community College Proposes $115M Referendum For Technical Education On Nov. 3 Ballot (patch.com)
  • Man Accused Of Using Employer's Business Credit Card To Place Sports Bets (patch.com)

Ok Oak Lawn! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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