Vigil for Portage Park teen killed while biking: ‘We just need to do better as drivers’

Joshua Anleu’s mom Karen Buendia, his stepdad Rogelio Arreola and his brother Julien Arreola stand together during a vigil for Anleu at the intersection of North Long Avenue and West Waveland Avenue in the Portage Park neighborhood, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. On Oct. 4, a driver struck 16-year-old Anleu, who died in the hospital, while he was biking in the 5300 block of West Waveland Avenue. Family described Anleu as the “best son” who dreamt of someday designing clothes. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Joshua Anleu was like many Portage Park teens: he liked going to the mall with friends, listening to rap music, and most importantly, riding his bike.

His uncle David Sanchez said Joshua’s pink bicycle was his “most prized possession.”