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Chicagoland Back To School Gallery 2019: Submit Your Photos

Do you have a great photo of your children during their first days of the 2019-2020 school year? Here's how to send it to Patch.

CHICAGO, IL — Just as so many were settling into their summer routine, a new school year has crept up across the Chicago area. As students head into the 2019-2020 school year, Patch invites you to get back into the spirit of a new school year by submitting photos from your child's first days of school to be included in the Patch 2019 Chicago Area Back to School gallery.

Readers are encouraged to submit photos that include happy, funny, sweet, unfazed, anxious, excited (or not) moments captured at the bus stop, outside of their new classroom, with school friends or in other school-related settings. You can also send us a throwback photo from your first day!

Feel free to also tell us your child's favorite part of school, or what they're most looking forward to this new school year!

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Want to be included in this gallery? Send your pictures to rebecca.bream@patch.com. By submitting a photo, you're giving Patch permission to publish it for this feature.


Know when the first day of school is for your district (and when you can plan those family vacations while your kids are off from school):

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Thank you for your submissions!

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