Winning images of our weekly photo contest
A biplane takes off into the wild blue yonder over Channel Lake in Antioch on July 9.
Jim Huskey of Libertyville
A sunflower is in full bloom and growing over 8 feet tall in Lake Zurich.
Cindy Spudich of Lake Zurich
Two-year-old Lily navigates the boardwalk near Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, Wis. on August 28.
Dawn Mazzuca of Ingleside
Hummingbird Moth enjoying the Bee balm in Red Lodge Lodge, MT.
Mark Thompson of Lombard
I call this "Sunrise with Chicago Sunrise Day Lilies", it's a photo taken in my garden at home.
Geoff Wright, of St. Charles
The Bow River flows through Banff National Park near the town of Banff in Alberta, Canada last October 23, 2015.
Fred Schroeder of Rolling Meadows
This elk bull was grazing with several does at Lords Park Zoo in Elgin. He turned and looked right at me before going back to his breakfast.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
I visited the Chicago Botanic Gard's "Butterflies and Blooms" exhibit during it's last week of the season. I was in photography heaven - so many beautiful butterflies! This delicate creature posed on a branch to show off her wings. I called her "Queen of Hearts" because of the somewhat heart shaped black spots on her wings..
Robin Green of Warrenville
A solar light reflects on the ceiling of a Hoffman Estates porch on the evening of September 6.
Gayle Murray of Hoffman Estates
The sun sets Sunday evening before Labor Day at Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL.
Dennis Arendt of Schaumburg
I took this photo of Bailey, our faithful Beagle, who was watching me trimming the pesky trumpet vines and tossing the branches on the patio. It was a hot day and the bricks were a little too warm for her so she decided to chill-out on the leaves.
Jay Morrison of Carpentersville
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