Our scenic suburbs
Suburbia. A word often associated with tidy cul-de-sacs and long stretches of busy roads flanked by big box stores, office complexes and chain eateries.
Look closer, though. Gorgeous scenery and stretching landscapes are there for discovery, often not distant from the hustle of daily life.
These are some of the Daily Herald photo staff's favorite scenic views of the suburbs we call home.
The sunrise peeks past the Barrington United Methodist Church in Barrington Hills.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Autumn sunrise over the Fox Valley along Route 31 in Carpentersville.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
The sun rises over Carpentersville.
Jim Baumann/jbaumann@dailyerald.com
Fishing on the Fox River in Algonquin.
Daily Herald File Photo
Fishing along the Fox River.
Daily Herald File Photo
White clover, sometimes called Dutch clover, at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva.
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Deer forage for food in Deer Grove East forest preserve in Palatine.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Voyager's Landing Forest Preserve in Elgin.
Daily Herald File Photo
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