Winning images of our weekly photo contest
Sand hill cranes appear to dance on the walking trail at Raven Glen Forest Preserve near Antioch on March 21 in the late afternoon.
James Napier of Antioch
The queen is trapped for checkmate in a game of chess on March 26.
Beverly Buchinger of Hoffman Estates
The signs can be disorienting while exploring the San Andreas fault zone during a California excursion in February.
Lynne Solway of Buffalo Grove
A red-winged blackbird rests on a branch at sunset.
Cindy Spudich of Lake Zurich
While vacationing in St. Petersburg Florida, the sun was shining beautifully on our Golden Mix dog and she looked radiant. Couldn't help but catch her in her glory on this dog beach at Fort DeSoto park.
Nancy Zabel of Lombard
These pictures were taken from the front of my house. After a dreary and colorless wintry day, as sunset approached, the clouds began to thin and allow spots of brightness and areas of blue to bring in promise of a cheerier day to follow.
Gib Van Dine of West Chicago
I loved the soft color and texture of this orchid. The blurred background allowed the contrasting color and detail of the orchids to come to the fore.
Nancy Havener of Naperville
The sun peeks through a sacred ear cycad at the Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago last February.
Ken Juranek of Des Plaines
I took this photo over Christmas break on the beach in Malibu, California. I like the way the footprints enter and exit the frame, asking the question: "Who was the beachcomber that passed this way?"
ROBERT SHARP OF GILBERTS
A group of sheep from a herd outside of Lee Vining, Calif. stop momentarily to see what the photographer was doing in October 2016.
Mike Stone of Round Lake Beach
Fall scene in Belvidere Park, Belvidere, Il.
JOHN PRICKETT OF HAMPSHIRE
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