The Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange will shutter early at 1 p.m. Eastern on July 3, as is customary before the Fourth of July. Meanwhile, bond trading will wrap up at 2:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday.

Revelers traveling for July Fourth festivities may face delays due to stormy weather as the country braces for the busiest week of Independence Day air travel in 15 years

Rainy days and severe weather are forecasted for parts of the United States. According to the National Weather Prediction Center, the Midwest will see the most dramatic weather ahead of the holiday weekend.

The Fourth of July falls on a Friday this year. Here's what to know about which retail stores will be open and closed on the holiday.

Across the city, the Evanston Fourth of July Association will be holding events to celebrate July 4, the federal holiday commemorating the ratification of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Check out these events happening in the area to observe Independence Day: Morning Games An annual tradition for more than 100 years,

Northwest Indiana fireworks stores do boffo business around the Fourth of July as laws bar the sale of them in Illinois. The parking lot at Krazy Kaplans in Hammond was filled with Illinois

Friday is the Fourth of July, and Central Indiana is celebrating our nation turning 249 years old by filling the night sky with red, white and blue bursts of freedom that will probably freak out your dog.