Illinois Fireworks

Without a permit, Illinois allows only the novelties the Pyrotechnic Use Act excludes: sparklers, snake or glow worm pellets, smoke devices, trick noisemakers such as party poppers and snappers, and toy caps; municipalities may ban sparklers on public property. With a local Consumer Fireworks Display Permit, only State Fire Marshal–approved, ground-mounted 1.4G items are allowed: cones, fountains and cakes, and low-level aerial mines, comets, tubes, shells and parachutes within set weight limits. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, skyrockets, Roman candles, chasers, helicopters, missiles, pinwheels, sky lanterns and all handheld fireworks are prohibited, even with a permit.

In Illinois, sparklers, snakes, party poppers, smoke devices, caps and other novelties can be bought without a permit. Approved ground-mounted consumer fireworks are sold only by State Fire Marshal–registered retailers to a buyer who has and displays a valid local Consumer Fireworks Display Permit. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles and handheld fireworks are prohibited even with a permit.

In Illinois, a Consumer Fireworks Display Permit (issued locally) is required to buy, possess or set off consumer fireworks; without it only novelties are legal.