This is how Rogers Park does the fourth of July. There are no special showings for a set time, no designated areas to watch, and no caution signs to keep you from getting burned. The neighborhood kids just come out to the beach and set fire to the illegal fireworks they got from across the Indiana and Wisconsin border. These bombs are going off everywhere and the friendly neighborhood park begins to look like a war zone. At first it’s scary knowing that one of them can take away a limb and if that doesn’t kill you, the toxic gun powder fumes quite possibly could. But as a couple of these bad boys soar into the air, you kind of forget about all that and become completely mesmerized by the majestic bursts of colors… at which point, there’s nothing left to do but just stand in awe.
N