Our scenic suburbs
Suburbia. A word often associated with tidy cul-de-sacs and long stretches of busy roads flanked by big box stores, office complexes and chain eateries.
Look closer, though. Gorgeous scenery and stretching landscapes are there for discovery, often not distant from the hustle of daily life.
These are some of the Daily Herald photo staff's favorite scenic views of the suburbs we call home.
Peck Farm Park in Geneva.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
The sunrise peeks past the Barrington United Methodist Church in Barrington Hills.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Autumn sunrise over the Fox Valley along Route 31 in Carpentersville.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Lake Michigan at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
The sun rises over Carpentersville.
Jim Baumann/jbaumann@dailyerald.com
The sunrise in Geneva.
Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
Lightning illuminates the sky as a storm moves through Roselle.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Lightning over Hidden Lake Forest Preserve near Glen Ellyn.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
A storm over the Cascade Drive-in theater in West Chicago.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Along the Fox River in East Dundee.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Along the Fox River through the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Fishing on the Fox River in Algonquin.
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Fishing along the Fox River.
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The Town and Country Bridge in Geneva.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
A chilly day in Arlington Heights.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
The Cantigny Parade Field in Wheaton.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Spring Brook Creek flows through St. James Farm near Warrenville.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
White clover, sometimes called Dutch clover, at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva.
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Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Deer forage for food in Deer Grove East forest preserve in Palatine.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Bird watching at the Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia..
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Voyager's Landing Forest Preserve in Elgin.
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Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com