Northern Lights, Cicada Says Hello And A Quirk Of Nature: 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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Lynn Wesley, of Tinley Park, got this great shot of a bald eagle.

Maggie Nicoletti, of Channahon, sent in this photo she took of her "favorite flower from my sweet daughter on a weekend visit home from college."

Al Benson submitted this photo he took of Wheaton resident Marilyn Joyner, who is displaying a radish seedling during a seed-planting workshop at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. According to Al, Joyner and Fred Greenwood, volunteers with the nonprofit Obama Legacy Initiative, demonstrated planting flower and vegetable seeds in raised-bed garden boxes to help eliminate food deserts and healthcare issues.

Kiersten Wheeler, of Hinsdale, found this adult cicada and snapped a photo

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Marla Schachtel sent in this photo she recently took at the Chicago Botanic Garden. She tells us, "here is just one more remarkable quirk of nature, with a reflection providing this beautiful sight."

Nikki Eken, of Bolingbrook, sent in this photo she took of her cat, Ralphie, checking out a bumblebee in the neighbor's bushes.

Ann-Marie Aiello got this great shot at Shadow Lakes in Wilmington. She said she was just taking a nightly walk, "enjoying the beautiful sunset," when this caught her eye.

Francis Rodriguez grabbed his camera and got this photograph in Maple Park after leaving Kuipers Farm.