While some Illinois municipalities have canceled fireworks or combined forces to save money in recent years, the show goes on in the north suburbs.
Between Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Glenview, Northbrook and Deerfield, Chicago’s North Shore will spend nearly $200,000 on fireworks this year.
Among those suburbs, the most expensive display is the one in Wilmette, which rings in at $40,000, according to Steve Wilson, executive director of the Wilmette Park District. Including entertainment, set up and staff time, the total bill for the day comes to $60,000, Wilson said.
The least expensive display is Deerfield’s, put on by the city at a cost of $9,500, according to Andrew Lichterman, management analyst for the village.
Check out the table below to see where your town stacks up—and how your fireworks are funded, whether it’s through the municipality or through the fundraising efforts of a private group (as in Evanston, Glenview and Northbrook, for example.)
Town Cost Funding Source Deerfield $9,500 Village of Deerfield Evanston $27,000 Evanston Fourth of July Association Glencoe $21,000 Glencoe Park District Glenview $25,900 Glenview 4th of July Committee Highland Park $15,000 City of Highland Park Northbrook $20,000 Northbrook 4th of July Association Wilmette $40,000 Wilmette Park District Winnetka $32,500 Village of Winnetka
These figures are strictly for fireworks costs. Melanie