Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy told reporters that police chased Tywon Jones after he fired into a crowd shortly after 4 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Independence Boulevard on the West Side.
The participating students wrote a letter explaining that they were going to walk out for a number of reasons--but mostly, they walked out for their teachers.
Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn said he’ll be reviewing a new gambling expansion bill that passed the state senate this week, including the part about adding slot machines to Chicago’s airports.
