Ice art along the Des Plaines River
Sun light penetrates through two sheets of ice and shines on the surface of the Des Plaines River at River Road in Cook County.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Icicles hang from a tree branch above the Des Plaines River at the Des Plaines River Trail bridge in Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Lake County.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Unusual icicles form under a sheet of ice along the east bank of the Des Plaines River in Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Lake County.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
There is more than a foot of separation between two sheets of ice on the west bank of the Des Plaines River.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Unusual icicles form under a sheet and along a tree on the east bank of the Des Plaines River in Lake County.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Ice melting and cracking is pushed up on the east bank of the Des Plaines River as the sun sets at River Trail in Cook County just east of Mount Prospect.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Unusual icicles form under a sheet of ice two feet above the Des Plaines River at the Des Plaines River Trail bridge in Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Lake County.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Unusual icicles form pipe-like shapes along the east bank of the Des Plaines River at the Des Plaines River Trail bridge in Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Lake County.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Ice melting and refreezing has caused this spot of ice to look like a goofy cartoon character on the Des Plaines River along River Road in Cook County.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
The ice along the east bank of the Des Plaines River has many layers due to receding flood water and changing temperatures at Camp Pine Wood Forest Preserve.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
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