Photo Gallery: Northern lights paint the suburban skies
Posted November 12, 2025 8:40 am
The northern lights are visible over a pond near Barrington and Higgins roads in Hoffman Estates on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
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A severe geomagnetic storm made the northern lights visible in Elgin Tuesday night.
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The northern lights are visible over Otto Engineering on Main Street in Carpentersville on Tuesday evening, Nov. 11, 2025.
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Northern lights brighten the sky over Buffalo Grove on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
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The northern lights stretched across the suburbs Tuesday evening giving residents a chance to photograph the vibrant colors of the aurora borealis.
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A sea of red overtakes the sky above a Huntley-area barn on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 as the northern lights stretched across the suburbs.
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The northern lights are visible over downtown Algonquin on Tuesday evening, Nov. 11, 2025.
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A severe geomagnetic storm made the northern lights visible in Elgin Tuesday night.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
The northern lights stretched across Crystal Lake Tuesday evening giving residents a chance to see and photograph the vibrant colors of the aurora borealis.
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The northern lights shine over The Ellery wedding and event venue on Woodstock Street in Crystal Lake on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
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The northern lights stretched across the suburbs Tuesday evening showing off its vibrant red colors over a Crystal Lake water tower off Huntley Road.
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The stars seen from the shoreline of a Village of Lakewood park shine through shades of red and green northern lights over Crystal Lake on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
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The northern lights are visible over a pond near Barrington and Higgins road in Hoffman Estates on Tuesday evening, Nov. 11, 2025.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Waves of northern lights colors stretched across Crystal Lake Tuesday evening giving residents a chance to photograph the vibrant colors of the aurora borealis.
Courtesy of Margaret Valade
The northern lights stretched across the suburbs Tuesday evening giving residents a chance to photograph the vibrant colors of the aurora borealis. A drone photo captures the lights over Route 176 in McHenry County.
A severe geomagnetic storm made the northern lights visible in Elgin Tuesday night.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
A severe geomagnetic storm made the northern lights visible in Elgin Tuesday night.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com