GENEVA – Geneva is among 193 entries from across the nation and six communities in Illinois entered in the “Prettiest Painted Places in America” competition.

Sponsored by the Paint Quality Institute, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company, this is the third competition to show an attractive paint color scheme in real-world communities, said Debbie Zimmer, spokeswoman and paint and color expert at the institute.

The previous contests were in 1998 and 2000.