At least three people have died in cycling-related accidents around Cook County in three weeks.
Joshua Anleu, 16, had “a cool factor” and a big smile that made him easy to recognize at Schurz High School, where he was a sophomore. He had a thing for rap artist Playboi Carti and the video game Clash Royale, and talked about being a clothes designer or, more practically, a dental hygienist like his mom. He had a pink bike that he’d ride frequently to Portage Park. Earlier this month, a motorist hit Anleu while he was riding his bike in his neighborhood. He died two days later on Oct. 6.
Christina Whitehouse, founder of the advocacy group Bike Lane Uprising, said preventing cycling deaths remains an urgent matter. “I’d like to make sure the city is focusing their attention on this issue,” she said. “Drivers as a whole around Chicago have become completely ruthless.” Ald. Andre Vasquez, 40th, who represents Lincoln Square and Edgewater, called the death of the cyclist a devastating loss in a statement Tuesday morning.
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