Towns & cities
Waukegan
city in and county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States
United States · 42.3636, -87.8448
Waukegan is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Waukegan, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.
“Arguably the largest sets were at the General Jones Armory, which was converted into an infirmary, and a major location shoot occurred in Waukegan, about 40 miles north of Chicago, where a portion of the Amstutz Expressway was used to simulate the Dan Ryan Expressway.”
Movies filmed in Waukegan
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Waukegan as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
North Chicago
United States·5 km south
city and suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Landmarks & buildings
Apocalypse
United States·7 km west
steel stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland
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Towns & cities
Gurnee
United States·7 km west
village in Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Six Flags Great America
United States·7 km west
amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
Zion
United States·10 km north
city in Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Lake Forest College
United States·13 km south
private liberal arts college in Illinois
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Waukegan?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Waukegan, including Batman Begins (2005), Contagion (2011) and Ocean's Twelve (2004). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Waukegan?
Batman Begins (2005), covered by 85 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Waukegan?
Waukegan is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.3636, -87.8448.
What other filming locations are near Waukegan?
North Chicago (5 km south), Apocalypse (7 km west), Gurnee (7 km west), Six Flags Great America (7 km west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Richie Diesterheft from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY 2.0.