Fireworks Spark Village Citations

Two residents were cited for violating village ordinances after complaints of loud parties and fireworks during the Independence Day weekend, reports said.

An Oak Lawn man was cited for disorderly conduct after he allegedly threatened to fetch his shotgun when he thought his neighbors were shooting off fireworks around 10:22 p.m. July 3.

Oak Lawn Police were called to the 4200 block of West 103rd Street after a neighbor complained that Edward P. Donovan, Jr., 67, came outside and yelled at his wife and son to stop blowing off fireworks, reports said.

The caller said Donovan mentioned getting a shotgun that “he could make louder than the fireworks,” police said.

Officers said Donovan appeared to have been drinking, who invited police into his house. He allegedly admitted telling his neighbors that he’d get his shotgun because he thought they were blowing off fireworks.

According to police, Donovan said he realized that he should not have said that about his fun. When told by police that his neighbors thought he was serious, Donovan apologized and said he would “never do something like that,” reports said.

Police said that Donovan apologized again and told them he was going to bed and would not have anymore contact with his neighbors. He was told to call police next time as he has an issue of confronting his neighbors, reports said.

Donovan was issued a village citation for disorderly conduct.

Police went to a home in the 10100 block of South Kildaire Avenue on several occasions on July 4 because of a complaints of a loud party and fireworks being blown off, reports said.

Around 2 a.m., another neighbor called to complain about party noise and fireworks. The host, William T. Novak, 29, of the same block, was issued a village citation for keeping a disorderly house.

Both men are scheduled to appear at Oak Lawn Village Hall on August 6 for an adjudication hearing.