🏙 Towns & cities
Winnetka
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 42.1061, -87.7378
Winnetka is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Winnetka, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.
1 place inside Winnetka has a page of its own — listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Winnetka as well.
“The exteriors and practical locations were shot in Chicago, Cicero, Skokie, Northbrook, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, and Riverwoods.”
Movies filmed in Winnetka
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Winnetka 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.
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Home Alone
1990
“The house exterior scenes were filmed on location at a three-story single-family house located at 671 Lincoln Avenue in the North Shore village of Winnetka, Illinois, where many of Hughes's previous films had also been shot, but at different houses.” Wikipedia
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
“The house is now known as the famous Home Alone house for its exterior being used as a shooting location for two films in the series, starting in 1990.” Wikipedia
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
“Scenes were filmed at several locations in downtown Chicago and Winnetka (Ferris's home, his mother's real estate office, etc.).” Wikipedia
Filming locations inside Winnetka
1 place inside Winnetka, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Winnetka too.
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Chicago
🇺🇸 United States
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
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🛣 Streets & squares
LaSalle Street
🇺🇸 United States
street in Chicago
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🛣 Streets & squares
Wacker Drive
🇺🇸 United States
major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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🛣 Streets & squares
Navy Pier
🇺🇸 United States
amusement pier in Chicago
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Willis Tower
🇺🇸 United States
skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Chicago Theatre
🇺🇸 United States
theater and former movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Winnetka?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Winnetka, including Uncle Buck (1989), Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). 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 Winnetka?
Uncle Buck (1989), covered by 26 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Winnetka?
Winnetka is in the United States, at 42.1061, -87.7378.
What other filming locations are near Winnetka?
Chicago, LaSalle Street, Wacker Drive, Navy Pier and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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 Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.