Early liftoff
Can't wait until Friday to get your Independence Day fireworks fix? Here are suburban communities with displays scheduled for tonight:
Cary - Dusk, at Lions Park, 1200 Silver Lake Road. Free. Parking $5 on the grass; $10 on the pavement. (847) 639-6100 or carypark.com.
Deerfield - Dusk in Brickyards Park, off Kates Road, on Fountainview Drive. Free. (847) 945-5000.
Great Lakes Naval Station - 10:30 p.m. at Sheridan Road and Route 137 near North Chicago. Free. visitlakecounty.org/event_details.cfm?EventID=8974
Hawthorn Woods - Dusk at Hawthorn Community Park, 42 Park View Lane, Hawthorn Woods. Free. vhw.org.
Lisle - 9:45 p.m. at Lisle Eyes to the Skies Festival at Lisle Community Park, 1925 Ohio St., Lisle. $7. eyestotheskies.org.
Oak Brook - 9:15 p.m. at Oak Brook Sports Core Fields, 700 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook. On-site parking $10. oak-brook.org.
Palatine - 9:30 p.m. at Hometown Fest, Community Park, Palatine and Oak, Palatine. Free. palatinejaycees.org.
Rosemont - 7 p.m. at MB Financial Park, 5501 Park Place. Concert featuring the band Brother Trouble, followed by fireworks. Free. rosemont.com.
Schaumburg - Fireworks follow Schaumburg Boomers game at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium, 1999 Springinsguth Road. Game time, 6:30 p.m. July 3. boomersbaseball.com.
Wauconda - Dusk at Cook Park, 600 N. Main St. Free. waucondaparks.org.
Wheaton - Dusk in Graf Park, 1701 Manchester Road. Free. wheatonparkdistrict.com.
Wheeling - 9:15 p.m. at Evening Under the Stars, Wheeling Village Hall, 2 Community Blvd. Free. wheelingil.gov.