When we were in Chicago last June, we took a day getaway to Evanston, and from there we made a quick trip to Wilmette to visit the Baháʼí House of Worship. It was a place I’d wanted to visit on my previous

Documenting the farm-in-the-zoo, nature boardwalk, and gift shop at the free Lincoln Park Zoo in downtown Chicago.

Viewing red pandas, pygmy hippo, baby zebra, grizzly bears, meerkats, & otters at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago's free zoo.

Watching local Illinois wildlife at Cosley Zoo including frisky raccoons, lynxes, coyotes, fox, deer, & sandhill cranes.

Viewing contemporary art at the Rockford Art Museum and the 85th Annual Young Artist Show featuring high school artists.

Plenty of cuteness from red pandas, cheetahs, lemurs, wallabies, & penguins. Also, a white wolf, white peacock, & pumas.

Picture day for Miller Park Zoo's resident red pandas, snow leopard, dwarf mongeese, giant anteater, otter, & wallaroos.

Peoria Zoo's highlights include a tree shrew, tiger, baby mandrill, swift foxes & a different style of Chinese lanterns.

I should have made the team but was ill. The team would later regret not adding me

after two weeks of amazing progress I had a day of trash!

I only stopped because I was back at home

i love that even though i am not setting out so specifically be faster, I am just ending up that way

Winter is here with nice sunset colors. I was lucky to see this happening before all the color was gone. Sadly my phone didn't quite catch the real colors and turned them more purple. I was scrambling

. The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield is a magnificent structure. I can share some facts and points of interest, but it's really the photos that show how impressive the building is. ​ The

This 14 foot tall memorial, in Springfield, Illinois was erected in 1993 in honor of the fire-fighters of Illinois who have given their lives in the line of duty and to those who heroically serve with

City of Giants

Admiring the 2025 Vibrant Creatures animal sculptures at the Morton Arboretum; exploring the Maze Garden & Wonder Pond.

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I wanted to share photos of a few more of the grand old homes in Elgin, Illinois This lovely old town has its own distinct history and identity, but now it is considered a suburb of Chicago. The downtown

A weekend photo tour of Elgin, Illinois. Elgin is located 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago along the Fox River. It has a population of around 114,000,. Probably most well known for Elgin watches, the