Search this gallery:

Chicago & Illinois (42 images)

VIEW SLIDESHOW
DOWNLOAD
 DISPLAY OPTIONS
twitterlinkedinfacebook

Find pictures from the Illinois and the windy city of Chicago here.

  • The Sears Tower is almost twice as tall as the building at 311 South Wacker but here they look very close in height
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The L Trains, so named because they are elevated above the streets, provide public transporation throughout Chicago. Picture of the Brown Line train north of the loop.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Each year the Chicago River is dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Each year the Chicago River is dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day In the background is the Wrigley Building and the Michigan Avenue bridge
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Each year the Chicago River is dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Each year the Chicago River is dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's In the background is the Wrigley Building and the Michigan Avenue bridge
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Crown Fountain was designed by Spanish, Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and opened in July 2004. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a black granite shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens having water periodically flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths. This is a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1,000 residents...The fountain, which is at the southwest corner of Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Streets, is a favorite of both children and families. Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design. The fountain is a public play area and offers people an escape from summer heat and allows children to frolic in the fountain's water.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Crown Fountain was designed by Spanish, Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and opened in July 2004. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a black granite shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens having water periodically flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths. This is a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1,000 residents...The fountain, which is at the southwest corner of Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Streets, is a favorite of both children and families. Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design. The fountain is a public play area and offers people an escape from summer heat and allows children to frolic in the fountain's water.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Crown Fountain was designed by Spanish, Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and opened in July 2004. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a black granite shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens having water periodically flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths. This is a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1,000 residents...The fountain, which is at the southwest corner of Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Streets, is a favorite of both children and families. Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design. The fountain is a public play area and offers people an escape from summer heat and allows children to frolic in the fountain's water.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Starved Rock State Park is known for its multiple canyons and waterfalls which are unlike the flat midwest. The canyons and waterfalls are all close to each other. Being less that than two hours from Chicago, the park is popular place for hiking.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • La Salle Canyon Falls in Winter - Frozen Waterfall at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. The cold Midwest winters freeze the waterfalls in the park creating a magnificent display of ice and icicles. Water can be heard dripping through the ice. Starved Rock State Park is known for its multiple canyons and waterfalls which are unlike the flat midwest. The canyons and waterfalls are all close to each other. Being less that than two hours from Chicago, the park is popular place for hiking.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • La Salle Canyon Falls in Winter - Frozen Waterfall at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. The cold Midwest winters freeze the waterfalls in the park creating a magnificent display of ice and icicles. Water can be heard dripping through the ice. Starved Rock State Park is known for its multiple canyons and waterfalls which are unlike the flat midwest. The canyons and waterfalls are all close to each other. Being less that than two hours from Chicago, the park is popular place for hiking.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • La Salle Canyon Falls in Winter - Frozen Waterfall at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. The cold Midwest winters freeze the waterfalls in the park creating a magnificent display of ice and icicles. Water can be heard dripping through the ice. Starved Rock State Park is known for its multiple canyons and waterfalls which are unlike the flat midwest. The canyons and waterfalls are all close to each other. Being less that than two hours from Chicago, the park is popular place for hiking.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The railroad passes on the southern of Wheaton College in Illinois. Taken during a cold winter day in the west suburbs of Chicago
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • A lone red tree is the only indication that it is autumn. Picture was taken at the Morton Arboretum in the west suburbs of Chicago.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The Chicago Water Tower with the John Hancock Building in the background with red and green lights at the top for Christmas. Christmas Lights light the trees along the street near Michigan Avenue along a section know as the Magnificent Mile.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The Sears Tower, now Willis Tower, dominates the Chicago skyline.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Starved Rock State Park is known for its multiple canyons and waterfalls which are unlike the flat midwest. The canyons and waterfalls are all close to each other. Being less that than two hours from Chicago, the park is popular place for hiking.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Yellow Leaf floating in a lake in a Forest Preserve near Chicago
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Daisies in spring and summer are a welcome sight of the new life of plants and growth. The sun is illuminating the petals from the back side providing a sense of warmth that has come with longer warmer days.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Daisies in spring and summer are a welcome sight of the new life of plants and growth. The sun is illuminating the petals from the back side providing a sense of warmth that has come with longer warmer days.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Matthiessen State Park is located in central LaSalle County, near Utica, Illinois. Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The Chicago River connects Lake Michigan with the Des Plaines River which eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The direction of the river was reversed in 1900 to flow away from Lake Michigan for sanitary reasons.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • A United Airleines Boeing 757 taxiing out to the runway at O'hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • A United Airleines Boeing 747 taxiing at O'hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • A United Airleines Boeing 747 taxiing at O'hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • To handle that the thounsand of planes that land at O'hare Airport each day, a large supply of jet fuel is needed.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of trees, shrubs and other woody plants from around the globe. In all, there are over 186,000 catalogued plants.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of trees, shrubs and other woody plants from around the globe. In all, there are over 186,000 catalogued plants.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Bluebells flower in the spring and bulbous perennial plants. The common bluebell flowers in April and May. The stems are 10-30 cm long and bend over at the top. The lavender-blue flowers are pendulous and tubular with the petals recurved only at the end. ..Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of trees, shrubs and other woody plants from around the globe. In all, there are over 186,000 catalogued plants.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • Bluebells flower in the spring and bulbous perennial plants. The common bluebell flowers in April and May. The stems are 10-30 cm long and bend over at the top. The lavender-blue flowers are pendulous and tubular with the petals recurved only at the end. ..Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of trees, shrubs and other woody plants from around the globe. In all, there are over 186,000 catalogued plants.
    add to lightbox add to cart
  • The common name Dandelion is given to the Taraxacum genus. They have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant...The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of trees, shrubs and other woody plants from around the globe. In all, there are over 186,000 catalogued plants.
    add to lightbox add to cart
|CONTACT INFO |All Rights Reserved. Photographs may not be used without prior permission. Contact me for custom quotations and volume discounts.
© Creation Light Photography