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Lighthouse Beach, Evanston (Submitted by: Ella Nishy)
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Calumet Welding Center students watching the eclipse. (Submitted by: Renae Alkhovsky)
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A total solar eclipse, which is when the Moon completely covers the Sun, will occur across 14 states in the continental U.S. on Aug 21, 2017. (Credit: NASA)
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(Credit: NASA)
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Solar glasses display and giveaway at Daley Plaza on Aug. 17. ( Al Hilliard / Chicago Tonight)
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People line up in Grant Park to get solar glasses ahead of the eclipse on Aug. 21. ( Al Hilliard / Chicago Tonight)
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Watching at WTTW Channel 11 (Ava Martin / Chicago Tonight)
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Jay Shefsky takes in the views at WTTW (Ava Martin / Chicago Tonight)
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Watching the eclipse from a field in Carbondale. (Elizabeth Brackett / Chicago Tonight)
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Photo taken in Darien, IL. (Submitted by Kelly Evola)
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WTTW Chicago Tonight staffers take a break to look at the sky. (Alexandra Silets / WTTW)
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Phil Ponce watches the eclipse. (Alexandra Silets / Chicago Tonight)
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Watching the eclipse in my backyard through a freshly picked garden tomato! In Oak Park, Illinois. (Submitted by: Ann Flood)
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(Jay Smith / Chicago Tonight)
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(Jay Smith / Chicago Tonight)
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(Jay Smith / Chicago Tonight)
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Nancy Thometz watches the eclipse in Orland Park. (Submitted by: Pat Thometz)
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Pat Thometz is ready to watch the eclipse in Orland Park. (Submitted by: Nancy Thometz)
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Solar Eclipse from Chicago, IL. (Submitted by: Maureen Margolis)
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Solar Eclipse from Chicago, IL. (Submitted by: Maureen Margolis)
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Taken from our backyard through clouds, eclipse of 8/21/2017. (Submitted by: Debra Rounds)
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(Jay Shefsky / Chicago Tonight)
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(Jay Shefsky / Chicago Tonight)
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WTTW Chicago Tonight staffers line up for eclipse viewing. (Ava Martin / Chicago Tonight)
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Wheeler, Indiana (Submitted by: Carol Parry)
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Wheeler, Indiana .... then the clouds took over (Submitted by: Carol Parry)
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Comet, safely watching the eclipse. (Submitted by: Michael Friedman)
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Viewing with the neighbors in Mt. Prospect (Submitted by: Christine Predick)
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Our kids watching the eclipse in our front yard. Glencoe, Illinois. (Submitted by: Fraline Allgaier)
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Walter Payton College Prep Class of 2021 (Submitted by: Paula Pilolla)
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We picked up our glasses from the Winnetka Public Library at 9:00 am (Submitted by: Fraline Allgaier)
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Steampunk eclipse (Submitted by: Doug Neff)
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(Submitted by: Fraline Allgaier)
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Photo taken from a high rise rooftop on Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview this afternoon. (Submitted by: John Picken)
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Took an ecliptic bike ride today, and enjoyed the notable enthusiasm of many. (Submitted by: Debra Arment)
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Looking at the eclipse the old fashioned way (Submitted by: Robert Richter)
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Siblings enjoying the eclipse! What a wonderful sight! (Submitted by: Theresa Martinez)
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Friends & brothers watching eclipse at Foster beach. (Submitted by: CS Russell)
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A friend's patio and puppy dog during the eclipse (Submitted by: lavonne patrick)
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When your brothers bury you in 4 foot hole during eclipse. (Submitted by: CS Russell)
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Elora, 9 months old, enjoying her first solar eclipse (Submitted by: Melanie Goldberg)
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Libby is ready to watch the eclipse safely. (Submitted by Venetia King)
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Backyard viewing in Winthrop Hanrbor (Submitted by: Nann Hilyard)
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Watching the eclipse at the Chicago Botanic Garden (Submitted by: Cathy Costello)
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At the Chicago Botanic Garden (Submitted by: Cathy Costello)
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Dog looking at eclipse (Submitted by: Jose and Nury)
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Men In Black - St. Patrick Parish, St. Charles (Submitted by: Thomas Rasmussen)
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Total eclipse with orange prominences (Canon T3 through classic Celestron 8" Schmidt Cassegrain) at Belton, SC (Submitted by: Alan Guttman)
Just before noon on Aug. 21, the moon will block the Chicago area’s view of the sun, covering up to 87 percent of it by 1:19 p.m.
Share your photos of the eclipse with us and we’ll add them to our online gallery. They may also be shared on the air on “Chicago Tonight.”
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