Holiday tradition: Illinoisans leave state to buy fireworks – Center Square

Sherry Cheesewright, who owns Sherry’s Fireworks in Clinton, Indiana, said Illinoisans are a big part of her business - and business has been steady this year despite a slight increase in prices related to 40-year-high inflation. “I bring them in from, my gosh, Charleston, Decatur and Champaign. Last night a guy drove an hour and a half from a town I haven’t even heard of. Once they find me, they tend to come back here.”