Crime & Safety

Report: Illegal Fireworks Caused Park Ridge Grass Fire

The Park Ridge Herald-Advocate reported that illegal fireworks were the cause of a grass fire in the city.

Illegal fireworks are to blame in a small July 4 grass fire, the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate reported.

The newspaper reported that a 5-foot-by-10-foot section of parkway grass was scorched near Chester Avenue and Arthur Street. Police have issue no citations in the incident, the newspaper stated.

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