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Hoffman Estates fussier about Fourth Fest fireworks this time

Hoffman Estates fussier about Fourth Fest fireworks this time

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The Hoffman Estates village board didn't accept any bid Monday night for a fireworks vendor for this year's Northwest Fourth Fest at the Sears Centre Arena, as a result of complaints about last year's show.

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One of four bids for this year's fireworks display at the Northwest Fourth Fest was $6,000 less than the others, but the Hoffman Estates village board agreed to move the measure forward without recommending any of them. Board members expressed concerns about the number of shells that each of the four bidders proposed to fire off at the festival. “I've heard nothing but grief about (last year's show),” one trustee said.