Illinois: The Annual Drive to Indiana for Fireworks Is a Holiday Tradition and Technically a Federal Crime Before You Even Light the First Fuse

Every July 4th, it happens across the Chicago suburbs, the Collar Counties, and communities throughout northeastern Illinois.

Someone makes the drive to Indiana.

They know exactly where they are going — the fireworks stores just across the state line that stock everything Illinois does not allow. They load up the trunk. They drive home. They set up in the backyard and put on a show for the neighborhood…

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