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Chicago's neighborhoods and 'burbs are packed with character (and characters), so it's no surprise they've earned starring roles in so many Hollywood flicks, from the Magnificent Mile's romcom-ready charms to the geeked-out teen angst of John Hughes's North Shore. Retrace the steps of the stars and relive your favorite scenes on these seven action-packed strolls, with plenty of stops to take five and refuel your movie mojo.
Take a quick tour of silver-screen haunts from Public Enemies and Thief.
Chicago has long offered a haven to both gangsters and gangster movies. Given how often it turns up as the mob's playground ...
"Everybody, in all my movies, is from Shermer, Illinois," John Hughes told Premiere magazine in 1999. The late ...
John Cusack puts a Windy City stamp on the 2000 film adaptation of the lovelorn Nick Hornby novel, by setting it in Wicker Park.
The American film industry was actually born and raised in Chicago, and didn't move on to Hollywood until the waning years of the ...
John Goodman embedded himself with Cubs groundskeepers at a Wrigleyville tavern. Keanu Reeves prepped for his kids' coach role by ...
The bustle of the Magnificent Mile and the charms of Old Town and the Gold Coast have made perfect settings for loads of romantic ...
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