Summer is one of the best times to be in Chicago, making your 4th of July weekend all the more spectacular. Some of the best things to do over the 4th of July in Chicago include Navy Pier Fireworks, a Chicago Cubs baseball game, a Chicago Architecture Cruise, watching a 4th of July Parade, lounging at the beach, and listening to live music. A death investigation is underway in Chicago after a 34-year-old man was killed while handling a firework on the Fourth of July. On the evening of the holiday, emergency responders received an injured person call from the 3000 block of North Kostner Avenue and found Lory dead from massive head trauma. A handheld Easy last-minute Fourth of July dishes with Babs Boards From whipped feta bruschetta to crowd-pleasing sides, Babs Boards shares simple and delicious recipes perfect for any Fourth of July Earl Lory, 34, was killed after checking a firework that initially failed to explode Thursday night in the 3000 block of North Kostner Avenue. Just in time for Fourth of July cookouts, Wilma's Famous BBQ is dishing out the do's and don'ts of perfect ribs-from mustard slathers to low-and-slow smoking. Here's roundup of major pyrotechnics-related injuries reported across the nation as of early Friday: In Illinois, a 34-year-old man died after handling fireworks on Chicago's Northwest Side about Fourth of July celebrations turned deadly as a 34-year-old man was killed while handling a firework Thursday night, according to the Chicago Police Department. Officers were called to the 3000 block of North Kostner Avenue at approximately 10 p.m. CHICAGO — A Fourth of July fireworks display on the Northwest Side turned deadly after a man was fatally injured on Thursday night. Chicago police say the incident unfolded in the 3000 18 shot, 4 fatally, in Chicago drive-by outside restaurant and lounge A violence interrupter who was at the scene says the victims were shot as they left an event hosted by a local rapper. Lanes on westbound I-88 in DuPage County were shut down due to a fatal crash, with major traffic impacts to the western suburbs. Fourth of July ended in tragedy for one community in Chicago when a man was killed by fireworks. A Fourth of July celebration turned deadly Thursday night in the Hermosa neighborhood when a large firework struck a 34-year-old man in the head. Earl Lory, a father of 3, was killed in a July 4th fireworks mishap on North Kostner Avenue in Belmont Gardens. CFD crews battled 13 fires. If you're heading out of town for the Fourth of July weekend and are planning to fly, there are cheaper ways to get to Southern California's biggest airport. CHICAGO (AP) — Two women died and three children were critically wounded in an early Thursday morning shooting on Chicago’s south side, police said. The shooting occurred about 6:15 a.m A Chicago dad was killed by a gruesome head injury from a Fourth of July firework after he went to check out an unexploded 12-inch mortar tube and it went off while he was holding it. A Chicago family's Fourth of July celebration turned awry after the dad died at the scene while setting off fireworks. CHICAGO - A man was killed while handling a firework on the Fourth of July in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood. The 34-year-old was killed by the delayed ignition of a fireworks mortar device The 49th edition of the nation's largest July 4th celebration in New York City will fire more than 80,000 shells in 30 vibrant colors and offer state-of-the-art projection mapping on the Brooklyn
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |