McHenry County fireworks display bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Before McHenry County grants a permit for a professional pyrotechnic display or a supervised consumer fireworks display, the county board and the fire chief with jurisdiction over the display site require the applicant to satisfy the conditions of the Pyrotechnic Use Act (425 ILCS 35) — and, as part of the county's own permit rules, to post a surety bond alongside the statute's $1,000,000 liability-insurance requirement. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount your permit application calls for and your exact price appears at the application.
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The bond itself is a short, standard-form obligation. Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the county. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the display site, the bond amount your permit requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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Most fireworks display bonds clear quickly on the soft pull, which never affects your score — pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
File with the county
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to attach to the display permit application at least 15 days before the display, per the Act's notice requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fireworks display bond actually guarantees
A fireworks display bond is a permit-compliance guarantee. Under the Pyrotechnic Use Act (425 ILCS 35), possessing, selling, or using display or consumer fireworks is unlawful in Illinois unless the local governing body — for McHenry County, the county board outside any city, village, or incorporated town — has adopted rules for granting a display permit and issued one to the applicant.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and McHenry County (the obligee). The bond backs your compliance with the permit's conditions — safe setup, discharge by a properly licensed or trained operator, and cleanup — alongside the Act's own requirement that you carry at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance and, for a professional display, use a licensed lead pyrotechnic operator. If the County or a third party is harmed by a violation of the permit, the County can draw on the bond.
The Act sets no statewide bond amount — the county board's permit rules and the fire chief who signs the permit (after inspecting the display site) set the figure alongside the statutory insurance minimum. Enter the amount your McHenry County permit office confirms; your premium is priced from a $100 minimum after a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.
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These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The pull never affects your score, and your price — from a $100 minimum — is set at application.
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Premiums from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your permit requires and file with the county the same day.