Cruise Nights, Waiting For Breakfast And A Delicate Balance: IL In Photos

ILLINOIS — Take a look through this set of images from across Illinois. We're seeing many great opportunities for readers to get some memorable photographs throughout the state this summer.

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Bill Schultz, of Geneva, sent in this photograph of a Grey Heron patiently waiting for its breakfast to swim by in a pond in Oakbrook.

Tracy Smith captured this full blood moon recently in Joliet.

Adam Sytsma tells us he was working on a roof in Lowell, Indiana, when he found this grasshopper just sitting on a step.

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Tina Mccorkle tells us she saw these fall leaves under the water on the shores of Lake Michigan and got a great shot.

Sonja Wolniakowski photographed this black swallowtail butterfly in Lemont.

Tiffany Ossowski had this amazing view from an evening horseback riding lesson at Nova Quarter Horses in Mokena.

Veer Lavingia sent in this photograph of some flowers at Eldridge Park in Elmhurst. "The soft, late morning sun brings out the contrast in the late summer wildflowers. The red petals and the interestingly-shaped green teasels along with the purple flowers create a certain delicate balance," she tells us.