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State Champs Return, A Seagull Soars And Bench Visitor: IL In Photos
This week's photo roundup from across Illinois.

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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Julie Sisto photographed this seagull soaring over Gilson Beach in Wilmette.
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Rolando Cervantes, of Darien, sent in this colorful shot of a hummingbird at a feeder at Sawhill Creek.

Jamie Baez photographed the clouds over the tennis courts at Centennial Park in Arlington Heights.
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Adina Skwarski, of Orland Park, submitted this photograph she recently took in her garden.
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Glenn Kondziolka tells us his granddaughter, Arianna, spotted this praying mantis at Brentwood Park

Gloria Lopez sent in this colorful photo she took at the Grayslake Community Garden.

Dmitriy Shleyfer, of Skokie, got this great shot of an iguana while in Cancun, Mexico.

Rosella Zielinski took this photo during a visit to Deboer Woods in Homer Glen.
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