SLEEPY HOLLOW HOLDING FIREWORKS, VILLAGE CELEBRATION
Sleepy Hollow Service Club’s fireworks display will be held Thursday, July 2, and the village’s full slate of Independence Day activities is set for Saturday, July 4.
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Fireworks parking will open at 7 p.m. Thursday at Sabatino Park, 125 Thorobred Lane, with the show expected to start about 9:30 p.m. The service club is asking for a $20 donation per car to help cover the display’s cost.
Saturday’s events at Sabatino Park will include a 1-mile run at 8 a.m., a fishing derby at 9 a.m., a car show at 10 a.m., refreshment and vendor stands opening at 10:30 a.m., a parade at 11:30 a.m., music and games starting at noon, a pie-eating contest at 2:30 p.m. and the event winding down at 4 p.m.
For more information, go to www.sleepyhollowil.org/community.
FINAL FIREWORKS FROM FOX FOOTBRIDGE SATURDAY
The final fireworks display to be set off the footbridge over the Fox River between East Dundee and West Dundee will be held after sundown Saturday, July 4, following the Independence Day events taking place from 4 to 7 p.m. at The Depot park, 319 N. River St. in East Dundee.
Activities include a pie-baking contest, kids’ coloring contest, face painting, balloon twisting, and VFW fundraising and card-writing campaigns, according to the village website, www.eastdundee.net/things_to_do/village_community_events/independence_day_event.php.
The fireworks are sponsored by Bandito Barney’s in East Dundee and being held in memory of James McCulla Jr., who died in 2021 at age 54, a social media post said. McCulla was a master pyrotechnician and original creator of the annual St. Patrick’s Day-related fireworks show.
Responding to concerns raised by locals about the noise and debris polluting the river, the East Dundee Village Board in June banned fireworks from being shot off the bridge other than for this year’s show. In the future, the bridge may be used for drone shows and village staff is exploring other locations for fireworks shows.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERS WEATHER SAFETY INFO
With extreme heat expected most of this week, the Kane County Health Department is offering resources to help people get through the heatwave.
Its website, kanehealth.com/Pages/Weather.aspx, provides a link to a list of safety precautions, which includes keeping hydrated, staying in air-conditioned spaces, wearing lighter clothing, checking on the elderly and those with medical conditions, and watching for signs of heat-related illness.
To sign up for heat advisories and other alerts delivered via text, phone, email or app, go to oem.kanecountyil.gov/Pages/Emergency-Alerts.aspx.
In the Elgin area, cooling centers are located at Rakow Center, 665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville; Carpentersville Public Works, 1075 Tamarac Drive; Fox River Valley Public Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee; East Dundee Police Department, 113 E. Third St.; Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin; Senior Services Associates, 101 S. Grove Ave., Elgin; South Elgin Village Hall, 10 N. Water St.; Gail Borden Public Library South Elgin Branch, 127 S. McLean Blvd.; and West Dundee Public Safety Center, 100 Carrington Drive.
KANE PROSECUTORS HELPING COPS WITH HOLIDAY DUIS
The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office will be working with local and state law enforcement agencies on an anti-DUI, No-Refusal operation from 10 p.m. Saturday, July 4, to 2 a.m. Sunday, July 5.
No-Refusal initiatives help police obtain search warrants for drivers suspected of DUI who refuse to submit to testing, according to a news release. DUI suspects do not have the right to refuse chemical testing when probable cause exists.
Anyone who refuses a test after being presented with a warrant can face further charges, the release said.