Let the pros handle the pyrotechnics this Fourth of July dh_opinion
This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. The sound of illegal fireworks becomes increasingly common this time of the year in our neighborhoods. It's an annoying, though understandable, fact of life in the suburbs with the Fourth of July holiday just two weeks away.
The heftier fines come as Elgin police are working to crack down on illegal fireworks leading up to July 4. Our Rick West reported last week that the department's zero-tolerance approach comes after it received more than 3,500 calls about fireworks in the last five years, almost a third of which came in 2020. Though complaints are down by half since the spike in 2020, it's still twice what it was before the pandemic.
Because there is a good reason Illinois prohibits individuals from selling or using fireworks, including firecrackers, bottle rockets and mortars.
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