Kevin Marhenke of Green Oaks enjoys a ride through Lake County's Independence Grove on Aug. 24. The trees were already showing an early change to fall colors. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
A family enjoys a boat ride through Lake County's Independence Grove on Aug. 24. The trees were already showing an early change to fall colors. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
Tim and Diane Laud of Libertyville take a ride through Lake County's Independence Grove on Aug. 24. The trees were already showing an early change to fall colors. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
The lack of rain and high temperatures has this summer caused some trees to turn to their fall colors about a month early at Independence Grove in Libertyville. Fall colors were already on display Aug. 24. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
It already looked like fall at Lake County's Independence Grove in Libertyville on Aug. 24 as a couple of trees are showing their fall colors about a month early. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
Libertyville - 08/24/12 -- The lack of rain and high temperatures has thrown some trees into their early fall colors about a month early at Independence Grove in Libertyville on Friday, August 24, 2012. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
Libertyville - 08/24/12 - Barbara and Animesh Ghoshal of Des Plaines enjoy the beautiful day and early fall colors at Independence Grove on Friday, August 24, 2012. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
Tim and Diane Laud of Libertyville take a ride through Lake County's Independence Grove on Aug. 24. The trees were already showing an early change to fall colors. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
A cyclist enjoys a ride through Lake County's Independence Grove on Aug. 24. The trees were already showing an early change to fall colors. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
Kevin Marhenke of Green Oaks enjoys a ride through Lake County's Independence Grove on Aug. 24. The trees were already showing an early change to fall colors. | Darrell Harmon~for Sun-Times Media
LIBERTYVILLE — An increasing number of trees at Independence Grove in Libertyville are showing their true colors early — a month early, to be exact. “A lot of younger trees of all species are already starting to do what they normally do in October — …