'Laverne and Shirley,' Chicagohenge And Mystery Bird: 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 spring.

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Gloria Lopez photographed this flower recently in Grayslake while "waiting for spring."

Al Benson sent in Aurora University men's hockey freshman defenseman Keaton Lipsett (23), left, celebrating his third-period goal against University of Wisconsin-EAU Claire at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. In the NCAA DIII championship first round, Aurora secured its first-ever NCAA postseason win, according to Benson.

David Fitzgerald photographed "Chicagohenge 2025," a spectacle he tells us only happens twice a year for three days. This one of the spring equinox was taken in downtown Chicago.

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Charlie Tucker, of Darien, said he was on the ramp from I-55 north to Cass Ave North in Darien on a recent morning and saw these two beautiful birds. "I am not sure what they are," Tucker tells us. Can anyone help Charlie out?

Carolyn Berna captured this sunset from her backyard in Plainfield.

Norah Kaye Smith, 10, a fourth-grader at Southwest Elementary, took this photo a few weeks back of a lightning strike during a hail storm in Evergreen Park.