ROCKFORD — The annual Fourth of July fireworks will blast off from a new location this year, and the festivities surrounding the spectacle in the sky will also have a new home.
The Rockford 4th of July Civic Committee plans to shoot fireworks off this year from the Jefferson Street bridge, a launch site that hasn’t been used in more than two decades.
“This new show will bring a touch of nostalgia to Rockfordians who remember the old school spectacle in the sky when we shot of Jefferson Street bridge over 25 years ago,” the committee said in a news release. “It will also give a refreshing new feel to the show.”…