A 34-year-old man was killed while handling a firework Thursday night in the Hermosa neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
Earl Lory sustained trauma to his body from the firework around 10 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Kostner Avenue, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Lory, of Belmont Cragin, was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
Police said detectives are conducting a death investigation.