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Village updates fireworks ordinance: bans use before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m., raises insurance minimum to $1 million

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The village board approved amendments to Ordinance 16-2 to prohibit fireworks between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and to increase the minimum liability insurance for permitted displays from $500,000 to $1,000,000; officials noted enforcement challenges for isolated late-night incidents.

The village board on Thursday approved updates to Ordinance 16-2 that restrict the hours when fireworks may be used within village limits and raised the minimum liability insurance requirement for permitted public fireworks displays.

Under the board-approved updates, fireworks use will be prohibited after 10 p.m. and before 7 a.m., and the minimum liability insurance for permitted displays will be increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The changes will be drafted into formal ordinance language…

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