Blue Jay Seeks Peanuts, A Leaf Party And Parading Into The Pews: 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 fall.

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Ken Real, of Hampshire, noticed his 16-month-old daughter, Sophia, staring at the Christmas tree and grabbed his camera for this wonderful holiday shot.

Alma Ponce took this one during an early morning run through Rock Run Preserve just before the leaves fell.

Adina Skwarski, of Orland Park, photographed Penny, who had woken up with bed head.

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Eric Laughridge photographed this colorful scene at Settlers Park in Plainfield.

Carol Rehmann and her granddaughter, 2, were enjoying a "leaf party" when she got this photo in Romeoville. "So many trees, so many leaves, she couldn’t see her boots," Rehmann tells us. "She is still raking leaves as I type this."

Al Benson photographed Cynthia Harbin of Yorkville, Julia Tittsworth, of Naperville, and Felecite Williams, of Yorkville, "singing" with voices and American sign language at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora. He tells us they were among eight members of a signing choir from Aurora's St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church who performed at an annual Aurora Thanksgiving interfaith worship service. Mary Hawkins, of Waukegan, directed.

Deb Garcia, of Bolingbrook, submitted this photograph she took of a young deer enjoying the morning sun.