Trees show off their vibrant fall colors
Posted November 13, 2026 7:04 am
Fall-colored leaves cover the sidewalk and street along Brighton Circle in the River Walk of Port Barrington subdivision on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)
A small maple tree hangs onto its fall leaves in Crystal Lake on Friday, Nov. 7, 2026. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)
Gulls stand on a shallow spot along the Fox River on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 as trees along the west bank in West Dundee show off their fall colors. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)
Trees are lit by the sun at the intersection of W. Slade and N. Smith streets in Palatine Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (John Starks/Daily Herald)
A rainbow of fall colors Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 at Lords Park in Elgin. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
The ivy on this Dundee Avenue building has turned red in Barrington Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (John Starks/Daily Herald)
Fall colors hit their peak in Crystal Lake's Lippold Park on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)
A tree shows off its fall colors as golfers carry on with their game at Chalet Hills Country Club in Cary on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.
A man walks under a canopy of fall colors Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 at Lords Park in Elgin. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Exploding fall colors greet a person mowing the grass Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 at Wing Park in Elgin. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
A dog walker heads down the trail where a single maple tree shows its fall colors at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)
Amglers fish at Busse Woods Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 in Elk Grove Village. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Anglers fish at Busse Woods Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 in Elk Grove Village. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Golfers play among the fall-colored trees at Potawatomi Park Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 in St. Charles. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Golfers play among the fall-colored trees at Potawatomi Park Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 in St. Charles. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
The fall colors are almost at the end of their cycle at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 in St. Charles. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
People walk the paths at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 in St. Charles. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Brooke Andresen holds her 8-month-old-daughter Eden Pecho as her mom, Darlene Andresen follows behind as they walk in front of a bright yellow Amur Corktree at the Morton Arboretum on Oct. 14, 2026, in Lisle. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
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Trees are just barely starting to change color at the Morton Arboretum on Oct. 14, 2026, in Lisle. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
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A person sits on a bridge over a lagoon as fall foliage appears Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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A CTA “L” Green Line train passes by fall foliage Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) skyline
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