Filming locations near Chicago

176 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Sullivan Center, 1 km south-east; the most filmed is LaSalle Street Station with 2 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Chicago itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 176 87 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 63 towns & cities · 18 streets, squares & public space · 7 landscapes, coasts & wilderness Closest · Sullivan Center · 1 km Most famous · Willis Tower

Within 25 km of Chicago

1. 🏛 Sullivan Center · 1 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Child's Play. Former Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. building in the Chicago Loop

2. 🏙 Chicago Loop · 1 km south-west · Towns & cities

   5 productions, per Wikipedia — Man of Steel, The Blues Brothers. Central business district of Chicago, Illinois, United States

3. 🏛 Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Raw Deal. Historic hotel in the theatre district in Chicago, United States

4. 🏛 Richard J. Daley Center · 1 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Dark Knight Rises. Local government building in the United States

5. 🏛 The Berghoff · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Dark Knight. Restaurant

6. 🏛 Chicago Cultural Center · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Untouchables. Cultural center in Chicago, Illinois

7. 🛣 Chicago Tunnel Company · 1 km south · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Fugitive. Transport company

8. 🏛 McClurg Building · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Dark Knight. Building in Illinois, United States of America

9. 🏛 Chicago Theatre · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — The Dark Knight, The Untouchables. Theater and former movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States

10. 🏛 Chicago City Hall · 1 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — The Fugitive. 1911 building housing the governments of the City of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois

11. 🏛 Art Institute of Chicago · 1 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Art museum and school in Chicago, United States

12. 🏞 Millennium Park · 1 km east · Landscapes & nature

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Source Code. Public park in Chicago, Illinois, USA

+ 101 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. 🏙 Blue Island · 25 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Rite. City in Cook County, Illinois, United States

2. 🏛 O'Hare International Airport · 25 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   8 productions, per Wikipedia — Prison Break, Home Alone. Airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States

3. 🏙 Winnetka · 27 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production — Uncle Buck. Village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

4. 🏛 "Home Alone" house · 27 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — Home Alone. House in which was filmed "Home Alone"

5. 🏙 Northfield · 27 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production — Uncle Buck. Village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

6. 🏞 Calumet River · 27 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Blues Brothers. River in the United States of America

7. 🏛 Maine North High School · 28 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Breakfast Club. High school in Illinois, United States

8. 🏙 Des Plaines · 28 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Breakfast Club. City in Cook County, Illinois, United States

9. 🏙 Glencoe · 30 km north · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — Sixteen Candles, Uncle Buck. Village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

10. 🏛 Dixie Square Mall · 30 km south · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — The Blues Brothers. Former shopping mall in Harvey, Illinois, United States

11. 🏙 Harvey · 30 km south · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — The Blues Brothers. City in Cook County, Illinois, United States

12. 🏙 East Chicago · 30 km south-east · Towns & cities

    2 productions, per Wikipedia — Public Enemies, Chain Reaction. City in Lake County, Indiana, United States

+ 35 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. 🏙 Wauconda · 60 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Blues Brothers. Village in Lake County, Illinois, United States

2. 🏛 Sherman Hospital · 62 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Contagion. Hospital in Elgin, Illinois, United States

3. 🏙 Cary · 63 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Groundhog Day. Village in Illinois, United States

4. 🏙 Elburn · 70 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Lovecraft Country. Village in Kane County, Illinois, United States of America

5. 🏙 Yorkville · 73 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. City in and county seat of Kendall County, Illinois, United States

6. 🏙 Fox Lake · 73 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Amityville Horror. Village in Lake County, Illinois, United States of America

7. 🏛 Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center · 74 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Child's Play. Hospital in Illinois, United States

8. 🏙 Antioch · 77 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Amityville Horror. Village in Lake County, Illinois, United States

9. 🏙 Plano · 79 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Man of Steel. City in Kendall County, Illinois, United States

10. 🏙 Woodstock · 82 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production — Groundhog Day. City in McHenry County, Illinois, United States

11. 🏙 Braidwood · 84 km south-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Planes, Trains and Automobiles. City in Will County, Illinois, United States

12. 🏙 Salem Lakes · 85 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — The Amityville Horror. Civil town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

+ 4 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

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