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Illinois Allowed Firework Types (2026)

Restricted: Illinois allows sparklers and novelties only: sparklers, party poppers, snappers, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers.

RestrictedVerified May 31, 2026

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Illinois allows sparklers and novelties only: sparklers, party poppers, snappers, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, helicopters, missiles, pinwheels and all 1.4G aerials and handhelds are prohibited (allowed only under a local display permit).

Official source: sfm.illinois.gov →

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Allowed Firework Types in states bordering Illinois

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IndianaPermitted
Indiana permits full 1.4G consumer fireworks (aerials, firecrackers, Roman candles, etc.) plus novelties and sparklers. Users must discharge on their own property, a consenting owner's property, or a designated site.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
IowaPermitted
Iowa permits full 1.4G consumer fireworks (aerials, firecrackers, Roman candles, etc.) plus novelties and sparklers, though some localities limit which items may be used. Use is restricted to your own property (or another's with permission) and away from certain structures.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
KentuckyPermitted
Kentucky permits the full consumer-grade line: aerials (sky rockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial spinners, mines and shells) and firecrackers, plus ground and handheld devices, and novelties (KRS 227.702).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MissouriPermitted
Missouri allows the full consumer line: aerials (shells, Roman candles, rockets), firecrackers, and ground, handheld and novelty items meeting the APA 87-1A standard. Prohibited: cherry bombs, M-80s, M-100s, M-1000s and other oversized salutes (RSMo 320.136).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
WisconsinConditional
In Wisconsin no permit is needed for sparklers up to 36 inches, stationary cones and fountains, toy snakes, smoke bombs, caps, and noisemakers, but firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, mortars and any aerial or exploding device need a local permit.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov · Full Wisconsin rule →

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