SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite Illinois law only allowing for sparklers, snakes and snappers, some residents cross the border into neighboring states to get their fireworks fix.

Consumer fireworks like bottle rockets, firecrackers and roman candles are illegal in Illinois. But this Fourth of July weekend, people are sure to hear some of their neighbors setting off fireworks were bought from neighboring states.

B.J. Knight, manager of Phantom Fireworks in Herculaneum, Mo., just south of St. Louis, said up to 70 percent of his customers around the Independence Day holiday are from Illinois. Knight said some people from Illinois spend up to a $1,000, but the average is about $300.

State Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, said neighboring Indiana also gets Illinois business. Rose has pushed to legalize fireworks in Illinois.

Rose said legal fireworks would generate millions. Rose said people also cross the border into neighboring states for cheaper tobacco, alcohol and gas and that’s revenue Illinois is missing out on.

Violating Illinois’ Pyrotechnic Use Act could result in one year in prison and up to a $2,500 fine.