Apparently balloon releases cause A LOT of pollution and problems.

Illinois Girl Scout Troop 41418 noticed this as they were picking up a bunch of balloon debris around Grayslake and Gurnee as part of a Silver Award project.  So, the troop brought this to the attention of lawmakers…

Now, the state may be limiting the amount of balloons allowed for event releases.  Already approved by the House, the new bill, that will go to the senate this fall, would make it illegal to release more than 50 balloons at one event.  So throw out those ideas of releasing 99 Red Balloons…

Source: CBS 2 Chicago