Retirement Selfie, 'Creepy' Garden Visitor And The 'Big Boy' Train: IL In Photos

Summer is providing plenty of picture-perfect moments across the state.

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Adina Skwarski found this "creepy" visitor while gardening at her Orland Park home.

Joe Nikola submitted a photo he took of the Leaning Tower of Niles earlier this month when it was lit up for the 4th of July.



Bill Schultz, of Geneva, photographed this young bunny in his backyard "getting a much-needed drink from the summer heatwave."

Susan Milewski photographed the Union Pacific Big Boy N. 4014 arriving in Rochelle. "Big Boy" is the world's largest operating steam locomotive, measuring 133 feet long and weighing 1.2 million pounds.

Stan Lester, of Highland Park, sent in this photograph he took recently of a bird at Fink Park. "The park is a beautiful, underutilized treasure of our city," Lester tells us. "The bird life is ever-changing."

Budd Bieber got this drone shot following some flooding earlier this month at Fox Bend Golf Course.

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