3 Chicago Families Lost Their Homes To Fires This Weekend — And Illegal Fireworks Are Likely To Blame – Block Club Chicago

Although illegal in Illinois, the sale of fireworks in Indiana and Wisconsin skyrocketed this year, with one store selling three times as much as in previous years. And fireworks-related calls to 911 in Chicago more than quadrupled — with 19,925 between Jan. 1 through July 5 as compared to 4,612 during the same period last year