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A league of their own
(1992)
A washed up ballplayer coaches a woman’s professional baseball team in 1943.
Union: Illinois Railway Museum
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About last night
(1986)
A couple tries to have an affair, despite their personal problems and disapproving friends.
Chicago: Grant Park, Kelly’s Pub, Original Mother’s Night Club
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Ali
(2001)
Muhammad Ali dominates the boxing scene from 1964 to 1974.
Riverwoods: Ryerson Conservation Area
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Batman begins
(2005)
Bruce Wayne assumes the identity of Batman.
Chicago: Board of Trade, Lower Wacker Drive
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Blues Brothers
(1980)
Two ex-con brothers try to revive their
Chicago blues band to raise some honest money.
Chicago: Daley Center, South Shore Cultural Center
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Bullitt
(1968)
A witness in a court case is murdered, and the detective assigned to guard him goes after the killer.
Chicago: Penn Central Freight Yards
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Derailed
(2005)
Two married executives who are having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal.
Chicago: Union Station, Millennium Park
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Driven
(2001)
A former racing star tries to help a rookie who is crumbling under the pressure.
Cicero: Chicago Motor Speedway
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Ferris Bueller’s day off
(1986)
A high school senior cuts school to spend a wild day in downtown Chicago.
Chicago: The Art Institute, Board of Trade, Sears Tower Skydeck, Wrigley Field; Glencoe Beach; Highland Park: 370 Beech St.; Northbrook: Glenbrook North High School
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Field of dreams
(1989)
An Iowa corn farmer hears voices telling him to build a baseball diamond in his fields.
Galena: DeSoto House Hotel
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Groundhog day
(1993)
An obnoxious weather man finds himself living the same day over and over again in Punxatawney, PA.
Woodstock: Opera House, Woodstock Square
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Hardball
(2001)
A gambler takes a job coaching an inner city Little League team to get a loan from a friend.
Chicago: ABLA Homes (CHA)
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Harry and Tonto
(1974)
When his building is torn down, a retired man and his cat begin a journey across America.
Batavia; Chicago; Geneva: Geneva Motel
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High fidelity
(2000)
A record store owner recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.
Chicago: Double Door, The Green Mill
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Home alone
(1990 )
Eight-year-old Kevin is accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a vacation.
Chicago; Evanston; Wilmette: Trinity Methodist Church; Winnetka: Hubbards Woods Metra Station
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Home alone
(1990)
Eight-year-old Kevin is accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation.
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How the West was won
(1962)
The Prescott family’s story embodies the history of Western expansion in the U.S.
Cave-in-Rock: Cave-in-Rock State Park
Harrisburg: Shawnee National Forest
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Legally blonde 2: red, white and blonde
(2003)
A fired lawyer heads to Washington, DC to fight against testing cosmetics on animals.
Springfield: Illinois State Capitol Building
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Light it up
(1999)
Teens work to improve the condition of their run-down high school.
Chicago: Calumet Career Prep Academy
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Lucas
(1986)
A brainy nerd tries to impress a girl by trying out for the high school football team.
Arlington Heights; Chicago; Glen Ellyn: Glenbard West High School; Highland Park; Wilmette
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