CHICAGO – The Fourth of July got off to a wild start in downtown Chicago. Two officers were injured when they responded to a crowd that blocked the road around 3:35 a.m. in the 200 block of North Columbus Drive, police said. The officers were inside a marked patrol car when one of the crows threw an object that shattered the windshield and damaged the hood and headlights, police said. Both officers suffered non-life threatening injuries. SUBSCRIBE TO THE FOX 32 YOUTUBE CHANNEL Four people were taken into custody and are being questioned by Precinct Three detectives. Video sent to Fox 32 shows drivers doing donuts on the road around 3:30 am. at Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive with police trying to contain it all. Several fireworks were launched into the sky above the intersection. People in the crowd reportedly shot fireworks at nearby police cars, according to those who witnessed the chaos. The Fox 32 newsroom was within earshot of the explosions minutes before we went on the air. Police were also on Lower Randolph Street where cars were said to be driving wildly.
