ILLINOIS FIRE DEPTS
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About five months ago, I was at my local forest preserve just before sunset. As I was leaving, I noticed a raccoon exiting this hole in the tree. Every time I went back to this preserve, I would always check this tree for activity, with no luck. Yesterday, I was there in search of butterflies. About thirty minutes before sunset, I decided to leave, but not before checking this tree again. I set up about twenty feet away from the hole and waited. It was getting pretty dark, and I was just about ready to give up when this guy poked his head out. I got one shot before he quickly retreated. Kane County, Illinois
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile ~ Gold Coast ~ Chicago, Illinois
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 125, f/11.0, 24mm, 1/500s
Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 - Detail
Art Institute of Chicago
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks
Hopper said that he had been inspired for this painting by Ernest Hemingway's short story, "The Killers", 1926, if you follow the link you will find it in English with its translation in French
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I wonder what the lady is holding and staring at. Any idea, someone?
July 2019 - Edited and Uploaded 2021/03/26
It was a nice day so I decided to take a hike and try a new spot just south of town and wait on the Illinois Terminal heritage unit. Here's NS #1072 & UP #7272 bringing train #366 across the South River on the southeast side of Atlanta, GA.
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Located a short stroll from Chicago's famous Drake Hotel is Oak (Concrete) Beach, which provides magnificent views of Lake Michigan, the city, street life, and more...
Standing 19 feet tall and clutching a giant hot dog, this Paul "Bunyon" statue, is one of Route 66’s mythic Muffler Man Statues.
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Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack in American and Canadian folklore. His exploits revolve around the tall tales of his superhuman labors. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bunyan)
During the heydays of Rt 66, travellers passed hundreds of signs, murals and other forms of roadside advertising. Among the more famous stood the fiberglass giants created during the 1960s by International Fiberglass of Venice, California.
In 1965 one of these giants was placed in front of a restaurant on Rt 66 in Cicero, Illinois, and the original axe was swapped for a hot dog. After this place closed, thanks to the Illinois Route 66 Association, this giant has been moved in 2003 to Atlanta, as a route 66 icon.
(From the board next to the giant, in Atlanta)
Santa Fe 663 east takes the crossover from one to two. We're in calm and quiet downtown Stronghurst, Illinois on October 07, 1994. Twas a great time to be round these parts...
CP train B67X-09 heads down the seven mile spur from downtown Byron, Illinois, to Exelon's Byron Generating Station. The train is approaching the Woodbine Road crossing.
Actually, *Central* Illinois for curious minds… Here nere Rardin, we see southbound grain loads from Oakland making their way towards the CN at Neoga behind 3 WSOR-painted units and a WAMX SD40-2. The train would tie down at Charleston for the evening and continue to Neoga the next morning.
One of the regular stalwarts was the Waukesha local job pulled a cut of paper cars from Quad in Sussex on the Sunday L504 daily run job.
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Behind the dust trail of a combine harvester working the rich agricultural fields of Menard County one afternoon in mid-October.
Will It Play In Peoria?
I think quite a bit!
A good friend and I hit the road in June to go several places in Illinois. One was Peoria. We went to the Riverfront Museum which is downtown and along the Illinois River.
They have quite a few neat things well-worth checking out: Planetarium, Art, Natural History, Dinosaurs, Outdoor Sculptures, and a great Waterfowl Decoy Collection.
[I don't work for or get paid by Peoria promotions. We just thought it was pretty good.]
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June 17, 2021
Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peoria, Illinois