Village Board Approves Handful of Summer and Fall Community Events and Selects Fireworks Vendor

It may be hard to picture if you look outside your window right now, so close your eyes and envision fireworks twinkling above you and a number of outdoor community events to be held this summer and fall.

Last week, the Village Board approved J&M Displays to produce fireworks for the third year in a row at the Independence Day Celebration at Paulus Park. The show will be held on Sunday July 3, and will include a 30 minute ‘pyro-musical’ where fireworks will be set to music as 8,832 shells light up the night sky.  

The board approved a $20,000 show this year; last year’s show came with a price tag of $15,000 and included 7,276 shells.  

The board also approved permits for several upcoming events in town.

The Lake Property Owner’s Assocation (LPOA) Triathalon was approved to be held on Sunday, July 10. A number of road closures will occur to accommodate the event, including the right northbound lane of Route 12 from Route 22 to Old Rand, southbound Fairfield Road from Ivanhoe to Old McHenry Road, westbound Old McHenry from Fairfield to Acorn and westbound Miller from Briarwood Lane to Route 12. The event begins at 6 a.m.

The village attorney advised the board to approve the event, but that the authorization be subject to review and possible modification regarding village liabilities required by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) due to the closure of state roads.

The same decision was made for the Alpine Races, which would require the temporary closure of westbound Route 22 from Whitney Road to West Main Street and West Main Street from Robertson Road to Old Rand Road.

The races also begin at 6 a.m. and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 25.

The final event approved by the board was a walk-a-thon for The Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) Foundation. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, at Paulus Park.

Patch readers may recall a Jan. 10 feature by Josh Katzman about nine-year-old of Lake Zurich who suffers from AHC. 

AHC is a rare neurological disorder that has been diagnosed in just 600 people around the world.