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9 films set or filmed in Illinois (but not Chicago)
'The Founder'
The 2016 film starring Michael Keaton about Ray Kroc and the origins of McDonald's was set in Illinois, where the company is based.Â
John Shearer, Associated Press
'The Fugitive'
The 1993 film has Dr. Richard Kimble heading to an Illinois prison for killing his wife.Â
The Associated Press
'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'
The 1989 film takes place in an anonymous Illinois suburb. The 1983 precursor also features shots of the state.Â
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The John Hughes collection
The prolific John Hughes set many of his of films in suburban Chicago, including "Home Alone," "Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sixteen Candles," "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," "She's Having a Baby," and "Uncle Buck."
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'Lincoln'
Obviously.Â
The Pantagraph Archives
'Groundhog Day'
The 1993 film starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell was filmed mainly in Woodstock, Illinois, which stood in for Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.Â
'Grandview U.S.A.'
The 1984 Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze and C. Thomas Howell movie was filmed in Pontiac.Â
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