Merrillville has approved big fines for big fireworks, fireworks like M-80s and cherry bombs and others banned by federal law, according to the Times today... it comes after officials heard concerns about fireworks in town. The town council has adopted a one-thousand dollar fine for a first offense, going up to two-thousand dollars for each subsequent offense.  Read more about it in the Times today :  http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/merrillville-approves-fireworks-law-carrying-substantial-fines/article_1c449856-d44e-5866-92b9-3f996761ba7a.html

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