Friday, 6/28/2024 - Bartlett Police Department reminds the community not to possess or use illegal fireworks during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Most fireworks are illegal in Illinois and in the Village of Bartlett, except for sparklers, smoke devices, and snakes or glow worm pellets.

Please be considerate of veterans and neighborhood pets. Fireworks are loud, with bright flashes of light, often creating smoke and burning smells. Any of these sights, sounds and odors can cause anxiety and distress for some individuals and pets.

 Bartlett police will be proactively enforcing fireworks laws this year. Any individual using professional-grade fireworks or any other fireworks in a dangerous manner towards other people or other people’s property will be cited under Bartlett’s fireworks ordinance. Anyone previously cited under the village’s fireworks ordinance could be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor offense if they violate the village’s fireworks ordinance again this year.