Towns & cities

Wilmette

village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

United States · 42.0772, -87.7236

Wilmette is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Wilmette, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 5 more.

1 place inside Wilmette has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Wilmette as well.

“The exteriors and practical locations were shot in Chicago, Cicero, Skokie, Northbrook, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, and Riverwoods.”

Uncle Buck (1989) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Wilmette

Uncle Buck 1989

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Wilmette 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.

Home Alone 1990
“The church exteriors were shot at Trinity United Methodist Church in Wilmette, Illinois, while the interiors were shot at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park, Illinois.” Wikipedia
Contagion 2011
“Production also took place at Sherman Hospital in Elgin and Central Elementary School in Wilmette, and also in Downtown Western Springs, where the grocery store scene was filmed.” Wikipedia
The Bear 2022–
Grace Is Gone 2007
Trust 2010

Filming locations inside Wilmette

1 place inside Wilmette, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Wilmette too.

Landmarks & buildings

Trinity Church of Wilmette

United States

religious building in Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Named here by Wilmette’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Wilmette, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Home Alone 1990

“The church was used as a filming location for Home Alone.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Wilmette?

6 productions are recorded as filmed in Wilmette, including Uncle Buck (1989), Home Alone (1990) and Contagion (2011). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Wilmette?

Uncle Buck (1989), covered by 26 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Wilmette?

Wilmette is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.0772, -87.7236.

What other filming locations are near Wilmette?

Trinity Church of Wilmette (2 km east), Ryan Field (2 km north-east), Niles North High School (3 km south-west), Winnetka (3 km north) 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 myself, CC BY-SA 3.0.