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Snapping Turtle, Deer At The Beach, LSD: IL In Photos

Take a look through the latest collection of stellar images sent to us from Illinois Patch readers.

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Take a look through these amazing photos sent to us by Patch readers in Illinois.
Take a look through these amazing photos sent to us by Patch readers in Illinois. (Photos provided)

ILLINOIS - Summer is now in full swing, which means the opportunity for great photos in Illinois has no end. This week, we received a record number of submissions - in both quantity and quality. Scroll through these spectacular images below and find beauty in every corner of this state.

Can you spot the man fishing at Whalon Lake in Naperville? Photo by Julie H.
Navy Pier on a choppy day. Photo by Maribel Pelaez
A storm on the horizon. Photo by Rita Duque
A Plainfield sunset. Photo by Chloe Szulac
Taken in a backyard in Chicago Heights. Photo by Troy Bell
A snapping turtle hatchling rescued from the middle of Timberline Drive in Lemont. Photo by Betty Wood
Beautiful chive flowers in my neighborhood in Hainesville. Photo by Jared Stickney
JC Pond in Yorkville. Photo by Judi Vandeveer
A bridge in Woodridge. Photo by Woodridge Patch Mayor Henry Ristic
Mount Saint Mary Park in St. Charles. Photo by Marcia Duffey
A Clematis in Grayslake. Photo by Carole Frank
Letizia’s Natural Bakery goods from the French Market in Wilmette. Photo by Renee Rendler-Kaplan
Watching each other through our dining room window in Long Grove. Photo by Ellyn Roiter
The lillies are blooming. Photo by Maggie Kenny
From St. Joe's T-ball League in Joliet.
A deer at Highland Park beach. Photo by Larry Weiss
From the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve. Photo by Christopher Issa
Right up to the window to visit a friend. Photo by Rick Nathan

A beautiful day on the Chicago Riverwalk. Photo by Douglas Kirschbaum
A pyramid at Wonder Lake. Photo by Jean Mikota
A young girl feeds a baby deer in St. Charles. Photo by Tina Williams
A bear at Brookfield Zoo. Photo by Graesen Arnoff
From Chillicothe. Photo by Malissa Burcham
Scooter hiding in his family's fig tree. Photo by Therese Colby
The Japanese Garden in Geneva. Photo by Janice Fischer
A hummingbird rescued from a pothole in Joliet. Photo by Deborah Alling
A beautiful petunia in a Plainfield backyard. Photo by Naomi Szopinski
In an Evergreen Park backyard. Photo by Rebecca Vielgo (aka RUBY)
A bird before he takes off in Will County. Photo by Roland
Agnes and the monarch butterfly in Crystal Lake. Photo by Agnes Zimmerman
A Red Tail Hawk atop a fence in Bolingbrook. Photo by Debbie Garcia
The Four Rivers Education Trails off Blackberry Lane in Channahon. Photo by Jade Reiss
A beautiful Huntley sunset. Photo by April Korona
A black swallowtail caterpillar that was found in a Rosemont garden and raised indoors. Photo by Margie Stephens
A look at the sunset in Downers Grove. Photo by Will Lorton
An 11-year-old takes a break from touring Millennium Park. Photo by Cristina Hayes
Slippin' on by on LSD (Lake Shore Drive). Photo by Robert Montagano
Downtown Chicago on a rainy day. Photo by Crystal Nader

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