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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mary Norkol

Neighbors gather to mourn Lincoln Square toddler killed by car, push for cyclist safety measures

Chalk art that read’s Rafi Forever at a block party to celebrate Rafi’s life by having a safe space for kids to ride bikes and scooters on Leavitt Street behind the Sulzer Regional Library on Wednesday. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Two-year-old Raphael “Rafi” Cardenas took his last scooter ride earlier this month. On Wednesday, his neighbors gathered to remember him and call for change.

Less than three weeks after Rafi was struck and killed by a car while driving a mini scooter in Lincoln Square, his neighbors showed up by the dozen to mourn and celebrate his life at a block party Wednesday in his honor.

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