Filming locations near Chicago

276 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 · 276 132 towns & cities · 112 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 19 streets, squares & public space · 12 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

   12 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

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: The Dark Knight, The Blues Brothers. 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

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: The Untouchables, Pearson. Cultural center in Chicago, Illinois

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

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Fugitive. Transport company

8. 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

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

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: The Fugitive, Damien: Omen II. 1911 building housing the governments of the City of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois

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

    2 productions, per Wikipedia: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, My Boys. Art museum and school in Chicago, United States

11. Millennium Park · 1 km east · Landscapes & nature

    2 productions, per Wikipedia: Source Code, Pearson. Public park in Chicago, Illinois, USA

12. Crain Communications Building · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Raw Deal. Building in Illinois, United States

+ 153 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Alsip · 25 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Lucky Ones. Village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

2. Blue Island · 25 km south · Towns & cities

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: The Rite, Light of Day. City in Cook County, Illinois, United States

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

   12 productions, per Wikipedia: Prison Break, Home Alone. Airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States

4. Oak Brook · 26 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Only the Lonely. Village in DuPage County in Illinois

5. Whiting · 26 km south-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Rudy, Light of Day. City in Lake County, Indiana, United States

6. Hinsdale · 26 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Dennis the Menace. Village in Cook and DuPage counties, Illinois, United States; suburb of Chicago, Illinois

7. Winnetka · 27 km north · Towns & cities

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

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

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

9. Northfield · 27 km north-west · Towns & cities

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

10. Glenview · 27 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: The Ice Harvest. Village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

11. Calumet River · 27 km south · Landscapes & nature

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

12. Bensenville · 27 km west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Flatliners. Village in DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, United States of America

+ 70 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

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: The Blues Brothers, Night Sky. 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. Island Lake · 65 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Night Sky. Human settlement on border of Lake and McHenry Counties in Illinois, United States of America

5. Zion · 66 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Desperate Hours. City in Lake County, Illinois, United States

6. Elburn · 70 km west · Towns & cities

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

7. Channahon · 71 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Dennis the Menace. Village on border of Grundy and Will Counties in Illinois, United States of America

8. Grant Park · 71 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Sinister 2. Village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States

9. Manteno · 72 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Hunter. Human settlement in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

10. 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

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

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

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

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

+ 17 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

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