Update from the mother: THIS WAS MY DAUGHTER and it was NOT OUR FIREWORKS that caused her injury. A neighborhood child was shooting illegal fireworks in front of our home. She didn’t even see it coming. Her eye is fine. She has a laceration of her eyelid and will heal in a week or so. She is LUCKY. If her eye was open she would have lost her eye.
UPDATE: The victim is a 8 year old female.
Around 8 pm tonight several emergency personnel were responding to a fireworks accident in Rockford
It happened in the area of the 2600 block of Bildahl.
Reports of a fireworks accident near this location.
A person was injured by fireworks.
The victims eye is injured.
Several emergency personnel are en route, including an inspector.
You all been waiting for it, here they are! 4th of July High Quality fireworks video from the Rockford fireworks! Video by Rockford Scanner admin Will.
Be sure to change your settings to 4K! And watch in full screen!
Here is Rickie’s video from his Go Pro from Davis Park.
It is going to be a beautiful day out there, High of 90 degrees. There is a slight chance of storms between 3pm and 6 pm. But that should not effect the fireworks displays.
I plan on attending the Downtown or Shorewood Park fire works. I have yet to make up my mind. Both are good. So if you see me, feel free to stop and say hi! 🙂
If you fly your quad-copter (AKA: Drones) I would love to see those videos! Note: Just be sure to call the RFD tower to request flight clearance if you are within 5 miles of the airport. They do grant clearance all the time to quad-copter pilots. The RFD tower number is: 815-484-5312
I hate to be the Debbie Downer and tell you that, because I love fireworks. But the law is the law.
I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful 4th of July! ~ Rickie Traeger
(WIFR) – The Fourth of July means family time, cookouts and most notably, fireworks.
Here is a list of fireworks happening around the stateline. All shows are on the Fourth of July unless otherwise noted. Some events may come with a fee.
– Rockford at Davis Park, 211 N. Main Street.
– ComEd Independence Day Spectacular at the Starlight Theatre, 3301 N. Mulford Road. The show starts at 8 p.m. on July 3. Purchase tickets by clicking here or call 815-921-2160.
– Fireworks Extravaganza at Rockford Speedway, 1601 West Lane Road. The show starts at 7:05 p.m. on July 4. Purchase tickets by clicking here or call 815-633-1500.
– Cherry Valley at Baumann Park
– DeKalb at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road
– Freeport at Stephenson County Fairgrounds, 2250 S. Walnut Road on July 7
– Kirkland at Hiawatha High School, 410 First Street
– Winnebago at Winnebago High School, 200 E. McNair Road
– Mount Morris at David L. Rahn Jr. High School, 105 W. Brayton Road
– Byron at the Byron Dragway, 7287 River Road
– Dixon at the Petunia Festival in downtown Dixon
– Janesville at Traxler Park
– Beloit at Riverside Park, 1340 Riverside Drive
– Sharon, Wis. at Goodland Park
– Stockton at Stockton Memorial Park on Highway 20
If you are not able to attend the fireworks tonight, our good friends at WTVO is also going to be doing their thing on TV.
