Suzanne McBride
Assistant metro editor
Suzanne McBride is assistant metro editor at the Chicago Sun-Times.
It’s been nearly four years since another teenage girl shot the 14-year-old after school one day. The shooter is expected to be sentenced this week.
It was not until last month, when Brown pleaded guilty to 1st degree murder, that the focus turned to the young man whose life was was snuffed out.
Many traveled from Illinois, some came alone, others brought - or met up with - their families.
The quadrennial Illinois bash was far more sedate than the roaring parties in 2009 and 2013 for Obama’s inaugurals.