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Portillo's Chocolate Cake, Baby Frog, Luna Moth: IL In Photos

Kayaking on a flooded golf course, social distancing, an unfurled fern and more: Illinois in photos.

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This week's Illinois Patch 'Photo of the Week' comes from Debra L. Harris in Chicago.
This week's Illinois Patch 'Photo of the Week' comes from Debra L. Harris in Chicago. ( Debra L Harris)

ILLINOIS — The summer season kicks off with a set of 11 spectacular images from across Illinois, all submitted by regular readers of Patch. Scroll below to see them all, including our Photo of the Week from the state's largest city.

To have your image featured in a photo gallery this summer, send it to Tim Moran at tim.moran@patch.com. Make sure the photo is one you have taken personally and one you are allowing Patch to use on all platforms. Include a brief description of the photo, including where in Illinois it was taken, and your name for credit.

Kevin Galloway kayaking on the flooded golf course and trails by Wildflower Lake in Del Webb, Huntley after the recent rains. Photo by Jennifer Galloway
Social distancing. Photo by Nadine Frale
An unfurled fern. Photo by Renee Rendler-Kaplan
Portillo's chocolate cake. Photo by Renee Rendler-Kaplan
Best skyline in the world. Photo by Debra L Harris
Flag pole in Yorkville. Photo by Tracy Gillen
One of two young Great Horned Owls in a nest/hole of an old oak in Lake Zurich. Photo J. Savage
Centennial Park in Orland Park. Photo by Nancy Webster
A luna moth in Lemont. Photo by Mary Gavenda
A baby frog trying to cross the trail near Saganashkee Slough, Willow Springs. Photo by Carole Broadhurst
A turkey in a Rockford backyard. Photo by Dennis C.

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