Photo Gallery: Our best fall color photos of 2025
Posted November 05, 2025 6:30 am
Morning sunlight casts a shadow of a pedestrian and a dog strolling among fall-colored trees in Riverfront Park along the Fox River in Algonquin on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
The blue walls of the Schaumburg IKEA store are a sharp contrast to the fall-colored leaves on the trees in its parking lot along McConnor Parkway on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Trees are showing their full-fall colors in Lake County’s Fox River Preserve near Port Barrington.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A dog walker strolls along the Fox River among fall-colored trees in West Dundee on Monday, Oct. 20. 2025.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Fall-colored leaves line Brighton Circle in the River Walk subdivision in Port Barrington.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
The fall foliage stands out behind a bare tree in Crystal Lake's Lippold Park.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Morning sunshine highlight the fall-colored trees in Algonquin's Cornish Park and cast a shadows of two fishermen trying their luck in the Fox River on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
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Two women are surrounded by fall colors Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at Wing Park in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
A man walks his dog under the colorful canopy of fall leaves Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at Wing Park in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Sarah Juska of Geneva, takes a selfie with her son Walker, 16 months, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
The trees along the Fox River are ablaze with color Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Two horses enjoy the sun against a backdrop of fall colors Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
A corridor of fall color lines one of the pastures Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
A vehicle is dwarfed by colorful trees Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Two horses graze Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
A young white-tail buck steps gingerly through a Crystal Lake backyard and passes under of yellowing walnut tree.
John Starks
Drivers pass colorful trees on the south side of Northwest Highway just east of Barrington.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A small maple turns orange and mimics the shape of the Inverness Village Hall building.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Deer Grove East Forest Preserve on Quentin Road in Palatine is a blanket of fall colors.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A bicyclist rides among the fall colors in Crystal Lake's Lippold Park.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
The sun sets behind a field of soybeans a few days before being harvested in Elgin in mid-October.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Leaves of autumn stand out against the dark backdrop of the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Unseasonably warm weather has pushed peak fall color season back a bit in Northern Illinois.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
A field of soybeans rest in the late afternoon sun in Elgin a few days before harvest.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Fall colors were just beginning to emerge in the vicinity of the Des Plaines River on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 in Lincolnshire.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Red leaves add a dash of color close to the ground at Half Day Forest Preserve on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 near Vernon Hills.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
A pair of smaller trees are ahead of their taller “cousins” in the background in terms of displaying fall colors at Deer Grove East Forest Preserve on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 in Palatine.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com