Seasonal splendor: Our photographers capture fall colors across the suburbs
Posted November 11, 2026 6:44 am
Every year, the vibrant colors of autumn herald the changing of the seasons. Our photographers went in search of fall colors in the suburbs over the past few weeks. Here are the riches they found.
A small maple tree hangs onto its fall leaves in Crystal Lake on Friday, Nov. 7, 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. (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)
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)
A driver heads south on Route 31 near Algonquin through a tunnel of yellow fall leaves on Friday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)
Visitors to LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve stroll near vibrant trees lining the path 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)