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Chicago Skyline at Sunrise from the Wooden Bridge in Millennium Park, Illinois
Mississippi River bottom country with corn fields and small town in southern Illinois USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA downtown skyline from Lake Michigan at dusk.
A view of the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, Garden in Chicago, Illinois

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Pasque flower (binomial name: Pulsatilla vulgaris) in garden, spring in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pasque-flower-binomial-name-pulsatilla-vulgaris-275108468">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Unidentified hybrid of duranta, an ornamental plant in the verbena family, growing abundantly in greenhouse before transplantation in garden or golf course, spring in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/unidentified-hybrid-duranta-ornamental-plant-verbena-274772450">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pink multiflora petunias in garden, summer in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pink-multiflora-petunias-garden-summer-northern-209814121">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Baby blue eyes (binomial name: Nemophila menziesii), a spring wildflower native to California (shallow depth of field), growing in a garden in IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/baby-blue-eyes-binomial-name-nemophila-195182018">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Ominous cloud before a storm that never happened: Vertical cloud formation, evocative of a mushroom cloud after a nuclear explosion, hiding the afternoon sun on a spring day in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/ominous-cloud-storm-happened-vertical-cloud-200564354">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Warning notice for hikers and bikers: Red and white sign marks area for fall and early-winter hunting in a state park in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/warning-notice-hikers-bikers-red-white-254047018">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Floral accents: Pink and white phlox growing in clusters along concrete retaining wall in garden, spring in northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/floral-accents-pink-white-phlox-growing-274309298">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pallas primrose (binomial name: Primula pallasii, sometimes identified as Primula elatior subspecies pallasii) blooming together in a flower bed, spring in northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pallas-primrose-binomial-name-primula-pallasii-278440898">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Charred hillside after a controlled burn in spring, with new growth beginning, in a forest preserve in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/charred-hillside-controlled-burn-spring-new-274250990">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Closeup of timothy grass (binomial name: Phleum pratense), a member of the grass family, growing in Illinois prairie, early July (shallow depth of field)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/closeup-timothy-grass-binomial-name-phleum-154335878">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Horticulture at a glance: Plants flourish in the controlled environment of a large greenhouse in spring, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/horticulture-glance-plants-flourish-controlled-environment-192276146">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Common milkweed (botanical name: Asclepias syriaca), also known as butterfly flower and silkweed, flowering in prairie in summer, northern Illinois. It is the main source of food for caterpillars.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/common-milkweed-botanical-name-asclepias-syriaca-144709582">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Similar floral arrangements in three flower pots in front of museum, spring in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/similar-floral-arrangements-three-flower-pots-196794017">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Night for nautical day: View of marina and skyline in Chicago, Illinois, USA, digitally altered for nocturnal effectImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/night-nautical-day-view-marina-skyline-289825886">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Prairie trail in winter: Wide paved path winding across a prairie preserve near a housing development on a winter day remarkable for lack of snow in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/prairie-trail-winter-wide-paved-path-242747071">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Blue star (binomial name: Amsonia hubrichtii), also known as Hubricht's bluestar, Arkansas amsonia, and thread-leaf blue star, in a summer garden, northern Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/blue-star-binomial-name-amsonia-hubrichtii-204277360">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Seed pods of garden peas (binomial name: Pisum sativum), August in northern Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/seed-pods-garden-peas-binomial-name-151990766">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Nature abstract: Green algae covering much of river surface late in summer, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/nature-abstract-green-algae-covering-river-152700377">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Siebold's hosta (botanical name: Hosta sieboldiana 'mira'), early summer in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/siebolds-hosta-botanical-name-hosta-sieboldiana-143868754">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Row of white tents in Union camp at reenactment of American Civil War (1861-1865), Four Seasons Park, Lombard, Illinois, on July 27, 2013. Typically, the volunteer actors sleep in such tents at night.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/row-white-tents-union-camp-reenactment-148098224">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Rain clouds before a summer storm, early evening in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/rain-clouds-summer-storm-early-evening-152982863">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Blue spruce sedum (botanical name: Sedum reflexum) at end of summer in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/blue-spruce-sedum-botanical-name-sedum-129172175">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Automotive tire tracks from road salt on asphalt pavement in winter, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/automotive-tire-tracks-road-salt-asphalt-134104850">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Remains of a house destroyed by a tornado four months earlier in Washington, Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/remains-house-destroyed-tornado-four-months-185427146">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Instrument table in surgeons's tent, with bottle of chloroform and amputation saw, at reenactment of American Civil War (1861-1865), Lombard, Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/instrument-table-surgeonss-tent-bottle-chloroform-147881462">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Confederate cannon pointing across mock battlefield before reenactment of battle in American Civil War (1861-1865), Lombard, IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/confederate-cannon-pointing-mock-battlefield-reenactment-147903458">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Painterly abstract of a magnolia tree blossoming in northern Illinois, USA, in springImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/painterly-abstract-magnolia-tree-blossoming-northern-189555104">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Corner of formal garden in spring, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/corner-formal-garden-spring-northern-illinois-99547673">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Impressionistic abstract of climbing hydrangea on wooden fence in garden, with predominance of blues and greens, spring in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/impressionistic-abstract-climbing-hydrangea-wooden-fence-278650538">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Purple-flowered common periwinkle (botanical name: Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'), without flowers, early summer in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/purpleflowered-common-periwinkle-botanical-name-vinca-143868748">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Marguerite daisies (binomial name: Argyranthemum frutescens) in a summer garden, northern Illinois. These cultivars are called "Butterfly."Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/marguerite-daisies-binomial-name-argyranthemum-frutescens-209811193">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Wetland walkway for nature lovers: Floating boardwalk across prairie marsh in springtime, Moraine Hills State Park in Lake County, Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/wetland-walkway-nature-lovers-floating-boardwalk-189297242">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abstract of pointillized spider flowers (binomial name: Cleome hassleriana "Sparkler Mix"), native to South America, in a summer garden, July in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abstract-pointillized-spider-flowers-binomial-name-210046240">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Giant ornamental onion (botanical name: Allium giganteum), as big as softballs, in mid spring garden, northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/giant-ornamental-onion-botanical-name-allium-141548548">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Spring cuttings: Piles of pruned tree branches arranged for pickup along curved path by woods in a public park, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/spring-cuttings-piles-pruned-tree-branches-135522083">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Multicolored abstract of bare tree covered with snow in March, northern Illinois (looks more like spring than winter)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/multicolored-abstract-bare-tree-covered-snow-210558784">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Harmony in ornamental garden: Arrangement of coleus and other potted plants late in summer, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/harmony-ornamental-garden-arrangement-coleus-potted-153613085">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Summer at a glance: Abundance of pale purple coneflowers (botanical name: Echinacea pallida) in garden, July in northern Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/summer-glance-abundance-pale-purple-coneflowers-147860681">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Wooden fence on farm under partly cloudy sky late in summer, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/wooden-fence-farm-partly-cloudy-sky-153903620">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Climbing wild rose (botanical name: Rosa setigera) growing in a prairie thicket early in July, northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/climbing-wild-rose-botanical-name-rosa-150943829">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Storm damage: Broken tree in woods, springtime in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/storm-damage-broken-tree-woods-springtime-99484307">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abundance of shasta daisies (botanical name: Leucanthemum x superbum) in summer garden, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abundance-shasta-daisies-botanical-name-leucanthemum-151316972">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Painterly abstract of prairie pothole (a natural depression full of water) reflecting blue sky in springtime, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/painterly-abstract-prairie-pothole-natural-depression-188091002">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
List of daily camp rations for Union soldiers, displayed at reenactment of battle in American Civil War (1861-1865), Lombard, IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/list-daily-camp-rations-union-soldiers-147890252">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Birdhouse among black-eyed Susans (botanical name: Rudbeckia hirta) in nature preserve , August in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/birdhouse-blackeyed-susans-botanical-name-rudbeckia-150424667">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Steel grain silos and control tower above snow in March, central IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/steel-grain-silos-control-tower-snow-134194430">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Seed capsules of love-in-a-mist (botanical name: Nigella damascena), also known as devil-in-the-bush, a Mediterranean garden plant in the buttercup family, on a bright summer afternoon in IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/seed-capsules-loveinamist-botanical-name-nigella-143944090">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Prairie landscape in northern Illinois: field of goldenrod near woods in late summerImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/prairie-landscape-northern-illinois-field-goldenrod-113212096">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Automated watering of formal garden in the morning, Wheaton, Illinois, in mid SeptemberImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/automated-watering-formal-garden-morning-wheaton-114151096">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Legacy of winter: Row of flagpoles without flags against a partly cloudy sky in spring, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/legacy-winter-row-flagpoles-flags-partly-135347171">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>

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