Allan and Jan Baldwin take in the scenery in Scoville Park before it closed for renovation.
Children play on the slanted base of the Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza in Chicago.
Zachary Brilliant, 6, of Oak Park, bumps a giant volleyball while playing a passing game with his father and friends at Maple Park.
A little sauce on the face did not stop Avery Riley, 6, of Forest Park, from chewing the meat off a rib during Ribest in Forest Park.
Grace Treese, 5, marvels at a tomato picked by her mother, Karole, at the Forest Park Farmers Market.
Bassist Harish Raghavan feels the music as he performs at the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival.
Matthew Irving, left, and Drew Cronin-Barron test out the new playground at Oliver Wendel Holmes Elementary School. David Pierini/Staff photographer
Zara Bachner dances with her father, Jeff, during the Forest Park Ribfest.
Brittany Mayer of North Aurora dances to the Giving Tree band during Oaktoberfest.
OK, it wasn’t everyone’s favorite summer of all time. Instead it was one of the hottest and driest of all time, at least through June and July. But by August, as you can see (above), the grass was green again in Scoville Park — just before they dug it all up. Like we said.
But people (especially kids) found a way to have fun anyway, and even though a lot of us like autumn better, we’re still going to miss you, summer — especially when the snow flies … if we get any snow.