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  "path": "/news/2026/04/14/navy-pier-july-fourth-fireworks-biggest-display-summer",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T20:25:17.189Z",
  "site": "https://chicago.suntimes.com",
  "textContent": "<p>Navy Pier will host its biggest display of fireworks ever this summer in a special Fourth of July show for the United State's 250th birthday.</p><p>Viewers can expect to see “bigger, more extravagant” fireworks than the pier’s typical fireworks shows at 10 p.m. this July 4, said Molly Healy, a spokesperson for the Navy Pier.</p><p>The pier typically blasts off fireworks every Wednesday at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 10 p.m., from Memorial Day to Labor Day.</p><p>But this Fourth of July display will last longer and have almost two times as many fireworks compared to its usual shows, Healy said.</p><p>On its website, the pier said the 15-minute display will be its \"<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://navypier.org/pier-events/independence-day-fireworks/\" target=\"_blank\" >largest and longest</a>\" ever.</p><p>This is the first time since 2019 that the pier's Fourth of July display will be held on July 4, Healy said.</p>",
  "title": "Navy Pier to hold its 'largest' July 4 fireworks display ever",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-14T20:25:17.189Z"
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