Like was the precursor to Diet 7-Up, made between 1963 and 1969. Later the Like brand name was used for a run of Diet Cola, also made by the 7-Up company, but it had a different logo. So this sign in downtown Crystal Lake has been up between 43 and 49 years.
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fly on a goat
In Millennium Park there were a ton of the same type of fly (like this one) on a goatsbeard shrub. They were just slowly walking up and down the small flowers, feeding.
cone flower
Echinacea in the Lurie Garden, Millennium Park, Chicago
big and little
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
fireworks
Millennium Park, Chicago