Fourth of July

We're all entitled to our own opinions, but food is arguably the best part of any holiday. See, eating our way through this sort of celebration is an automatic win-win-- we're happy, our stomach's are happy, everyone's happy.

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Most people only know it as the Fourth of July.  A day for picnics, flag waving parades, and fireworks. When I grew up most people referred to it as Independence Day and I wish we would still call it that today and not the Fourth of July.

The Fourth of July weekend has arrived! We wish everyone a very happy Independence Day, and we hope you and your family have a great time. Many of us will be celebrating with fireworks over the next few days, either by attending a public display, or - if your state/city allows - shooting them at home. Even if you live in a city with very restrictive rules on fireworks, must of them at least allow

July 4th Fireworks Shows in and near Quincy and Hannibal

The big Fourth of July weekend is here! Time to relax, watch fireworks and eat hot dogs.

The Quincy Gems will have home games tonight, tomorrow (the 4th of July) and Saturday with all three nights featuring fireworks after the games conclude.

The Fourth of July means good food, parades and fireworks. Lots of fireworks.

On Independence Day, we Americans like to set off fireworks.

The Independence Day Fireworks display has been moved to the Illinois Veteran’s Home. Because of this several streets will be closed during the event.

Because of high waters on the river, this year's 4th of July fireworks display in Quincy has been moved to the Illinois Veterans Home. This is not the first time that such a move has taken place. When the announcement was made, one of our Facebook friends, Chantel, commented, " I wish they would keep it at the Veterans Home." We've heard others express the same idea in the past, so we de