With a red, white and blue popsicle in hand and \u201cAmerican Pie\u201d on blast, Sara Rooney of Vienna, Virginia, admired the Chicago skyline from the Lakefill.<\/p>\n
Cherubs spent the Fourth of July covering the Evanston Fourth of July parade and watching Evanston’s firework show. Rooney, who interviewed 17 people for her 250-word story, decided to end the holiday by sharing a 20-pack of knock-off Bomb Pops.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe view was so beautiful, and the energy with all the great people I was with was definitely something I loved,\u201d Rooney said. \u201cIt just felt so relaxing that even after such a hard day of work, we were able to have such a fun experience with each other and just enjoy ourselves with those popsicles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before the fireworks started over Lake Michigan at 9:30 p.m., Ishaan Tipirneni of Lexington, Massachusetts, played foosball in the dorm lounge.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Fourth of July was definitely more jam-packed than most of my Fourth of Julys,\u201d Tipirneni said. \u201cYou always have the fireworks, but usually I’m hanging out with family. This time, I was running around Evanston looking for interviews, writing an article and transcribing interviews. It was a lot more busy, a lot more action-packed, but also very fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grateful for Rooney\u2019s sugary-sweet efforts, Hannah Lee of Fullerton, California, settled in. She hadn\u2019t finished chewing a mouthful of chips when fireworks exploded off the beach. Cherub heads tilted up to view a 30-minute show in the sky.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was probably the best fireworks I’ve seen in my entire life,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI’ve never seen fireworks so close. It was a really beautiful scene because we were at the lake, and I was with my friend group, which I barely knew at the time, but it was a bonding experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The explosions were so close that they reminded her of a loud concert. She even felt vibrations in her chest, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was so intense, but it was so much fun,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe took a lot of pictures, we were eating snacks and having a good time and at the end there was a lot of smoke. It was the most beautiful Fourth of July I’ve ever experienced, and I doubt I’ll even get fireworks this beautiful back at home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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