Take Your Best Shot: Northeastern Illinois Photo Contest

Do you have a breath-taking image of Northeastern Illinois that you feel represents everything you love about our neck of the woods? Here's your chance to share that image. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is holding the 2009 Images of Northeastern Illinois Photo Contest during November. The contest is open to residents of Cook, DuPage, Will, Kane, McHenry, Lake, and Kendall counties to capture what they value about the region. Two winners will be selected in each of the following categories, along with one overall contest winner and runner-up:

• Diversity (people, places, art, culture, food)
• Community Vitality (walkable, vibrant places; retail; neighborhood pride)
• Natural Environment (lakes, rivers, preserves, parks, sky, wildlife)
• Architecture/Urban Design (plazas, buildings, neighborhoods, boulevards)
• Transportation (pedestrians, bikes, cars, boats, trains, planes, etc.)

Awards will include prizes donated by local businesses and a showcase of the winners' photos at a location to be determined. Submissions to the contest may also be featured on CMAP's website and in print publications (with prior consent only). Deadline is December 1; more details and full contest rules are posted at here.