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Turner told the council that the Illinois Pyrotechnics Control Act is state law and that violators can face up to a year in jail and fines of up to $2,500. He said the police are overwhelmed during the holiday and asked the council to adopt a visible enforcement posture, including arrests under state law rather than only issuing tickets.

Other aldermen said they shared safety concerns and encouraged residents to attend the city’s professional fireworks display and to leave aerial and dangerous pyrotechnics to trained teams. Alderman Martinez said he has requested additional police patrols in his ward and provided a constituent phone number for residents to report problems; Alderman Donaldworth and Alderman Bolton thanked public-safety personnel and urged residents to watch the city display.

Turner also emphasized public-safety and community impacts including veterans with PTSD, elderly residents and pets. He referenced a prior serious injury that occurred about five years earlier in the lakefront area as an example of the possible danger from consumer pyrotechnics.

The council did not vote on a resolution at the June 30 meeting; Turner said he would like to see a resolution and stronger enforcement, but no formal motion or council direction to staff was recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-06-30 City of Waukegan Special City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Aldermen at a June 30 Waukegan City Council meeting urged stronger enforcement of Illinois fireworks restrictions and called for a zero-tolerance policy and specialized enforcement after widespread neighborhood fireworks and safety concerns.","taxTitle","Waukegan, DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",2647,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6180667,"Waukegan council approves Rebuild Illinois appropriations and supplemental budget amendments",496,1063000,1559000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5117039-1736d5365114dcef56b3a7954ecad353&start=1063&end=1559","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5117039-1736d5365114dcef56b3a7954ecad353/thumbnail_1063000.jpg","/articles/6180667/Waukegan/DuPage-County/Illinois/Waukegan-council-approves-Rebuild-Illinois-appropriations-and-supplemental-budget-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180667-6e1c314457b0c977ae98df776b7ae5b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193073&Signature=ZRQxORghM1E2nzSyfKyczzZHmHd0~if-4aDKk80s8jXVykGg2hDFW2JxJqEbGvX1VKLoDT2CsaDqKVAtvPg2P9Bg7htGs9czdsHj5CnAo-~LQf3POOBJZUQczDLBL3W8p9jmpUsKc5j59NYvaDRodAVm0lw6xNfz89gxJ3dcv3HXYSND~yKNifTkkh9DKbRqdn1S5vktR3WH6sY0Ty5sum-k4IDen0ElHYbqDxJh3rbPf7vipeM43APxk-zAe1hN95xa~b0MWQdmj8AXW2ipkhRd2VGNPr-kV-aphyKVSFk2lMfQNpdUqvsHTnacBNsEIwCisZ2Tc44f59ayz1vzCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Waukegan City Council unanimously approved a consent agenda June 30 that authorized multiple appropriations of Rebuild Illinois grant funds for engineering and construction services and adopted supplemental budget amendments to recognize those funds in the city’s ledgers.

The resolution bundle included awards and appropriations for projects such as Belvedere Boulevard reconstruction phase 2 engineering to C. Yorba Group for $59,260; Genesee Street/Genesee Theater corrections and engineering to Sea Orbrook Group for $30,000; Glenrock Avenue culvert replacement design and construction engineering to CIorber Group for $120,176.60; Greenwood Avenue reconstruction design and construction engineering to Baxter & Woodman for $230,965 and a related $1,340,000 appropriation with IDOT; and a partial 2024–25 road program construction award to Peter Baker & Son for $2,198,461.58.

Alderman Newsom moved to approve the consent agenda and Alderman Turner seconded the motion. The roll call showed all members present voting “aye”: Aldermen Guzman, Martinez, Felix, Newsom, Turner, Donaldworth, Florian and Bolton. The motion passed.

During consideration of the consent package Alderman Turner asked for detail on items f and h, which staff explained were the city’s nonreimbursable cost shares for a federally funded package along Glen Flora Avenue and for resurfacing Sheridan Road between Washington Street and the south terminus, south of Liberty Avenue. A separate question about items p and q prompted staffer Juan to explain the supplemental appropriations: they recognize funding for projects that took place in prior fiscal years and allocate those amounts into the current accounting ledgers for fiscal 2024–25 and the prior fiscal period.

City staff read aloud each consent item before the council voted. No council member requested that an item be pulled for separate consideration. The council’s approval authorizes staff to execute the contracts and to adjust budget ledgers to reflect the Rebuild Illinois and related federal and IDOT funds shown in the adopted resolutions and ordinances.

The consent agenda contained more than a dozen project appropriations spanning design and construction engineering services, resurfacing agreements with IDOT, culvert replacements, sidewalk program segments, and a partial construction award for the city’s fiscal 2024–25 road program. The resolutions and budget ordinances approved on the consent agenda establish the city’s authority to spend the identified grant and matching funds on the listed projects; staff will return to the usual procurement and contract-administration processes for implementation.","The Waukegan City Council unanimously approved a consent agenda on June 30 that awarded multiple Rebuild Illinois grant-funded engineering and construction contracts and adopted supplemental budget amendments to recognize prior-year project funds.","actionData","errors"]

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Aldermen urge stricter enforcement of Illinois fireworks law after Fourth of July concerns

Waukegan council approves Rebuild Illinois appropriations and supplemental budget amendments