Winning images of our weekly contest
Chasing Rainbows. I shot this photo of a rainbow from my backyard at sunset on 5/23/17.
Jeff Menard of Geneva
I took this photo as I left work yesterday using my iPhone in panoramic mode.
Pat Korlesky of Carpentersville
Rowers move down the river canal near Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
Deb Marak of Arlington Heights
Four-year-old Veronica Pardun of Arlington Heights performs in her first McDonald Dance Academy dance recital last May in Barrington.
Christine M. Solum of Arlington Heights
Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. leaps up to try and catch a ball that ended up in the basket for a home run during the Cubs game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 22.
John Wysocki of Mount Prospect
Painters hang in their baskets waiting to paint a water tower near Menard's in Fox Lake.
Joan Farrell of Island Lake
A great egret comes in for a landing on May 4 at the Nippersink Forest Preserve in Round Lake.
Marty Krogh of Ingleside
Pansies grow between the cracks of the flag stones and steps of a patio in Antioch on May 26.
Jim Huskey of Libertyville
While my husband and I were visiting our son in Washington, D.C. this May, we felt privileged to see Vets from Honor Flights visiting the city. This photo was taken at The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, often called the Iwo Jima Memorial, in Arlington, Virginia. The Flight was sponsored by the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Rotary Club and all the Vets we saw had 'Vietnam Vet' on their caps.
Julie Moore of Wheaton
I took this photo at Rock Springs Nature Center a few days ago. I was happy to get a picture of this female hummingbird in flight. Freezing the action of the wings is always a challenge and I was happy to capture this sho
Nancy Havener of Naperville
I took this photo at the Brookfield Zoo this past weekend, these two were very attentive to each other and loved to ham it up for the camera.
Maggie Newlin of Naperville
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