Images: Photo Contest Finalists
Elizabeth Munhall Deutsch and Maddie Westerhoff competed at the State Cross Country as part of the St. Charles East team. They ran in stride for the last two miles of the race and finished with the same time. They helped the team to a 4th place finish.
Bob Martines of St. Charles
This was taken in September while fishing on Lake Vermilion in Minnesota. It was 25 degrees that morning and there was ice in the boat. Later on that day I was fishing in a snow squall.
Rick Hyatt of St. Charles
This picture was taken at Fermilab in Batavia a number of years ago. At this time of year, when were all wishing for peace on earth, it makes me wish we could all get along as well as these two.
Tom Nicol of Geneva
D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, returns to the Cu Chi Vietnam base camp from a Search and Destroy mission in November 1966. On the horizon Nui Ba Den, the fabled Black Virgin Mountain, of Tay Ninh Province is visible.
Herbert Beasley of Hanover Park
A mouse hangs onto a milkweed stalk tightly while a feral cat watches from below.
Linda Wang of Arlington Heights
Several beautiful fall leaves rest part way down Shepperds Dell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
Eleanor Scholes of Mundelein
The sun rises over Cuba Marsh near Barrington in September.
Craig Dreiling of Lake Zurich
Sunrise at Lake Bluff beach during the Sunday morning time change this month.
Les LaFollette of Libertyville
This is the wine bottle border featured in the Idea Garden at Cantigny in Wheaton. I used a macro lens to photograph these bottles at eye-level.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream
This picture was taken in Scottsdale, AZ.
Shehla Khan of Lombard
I was taking a walk through the arboretum and I wanted to try to capture the season in a photo.
Joe Nalefski of Naperville
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