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Illinois film locations spotlight eight notable productions
DANN GIRE notes eight films shot across Illinois including Dig Two Graves in Johnson County, Munger Road in Bartlett and St. Charles, Groundhog Day in Woodstock, Contagion scenes in Elgin Wilmette and Western Springs, The Fury in Chicago and Bolingbrook, The Untouchables in Chicago, The Dark Knight on LaSalle Street, and Lucas scenes in Glen Ellyn and Arlington Heights with Arlington High School highlighted.
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Illinois
Ferris Bueller
Hunter Adams
Adams
Tunnel Hill
Johnson County
Marion
Vienna
Ferne Clyffe State Park
Goreville
Munger Road
St. Charles
Nicholas Smith
Chicago
Columbia College
Bartlett
Elburn
Geneva
Sugar Grove
Smith
Punxsutawney
Harold Ramis
Woodstock
Pennsylvania
Danny Rubin
Phil
Ramis
Steven Soderbergh
Old Sherman Hospital
Elgin
Central
Wilmette
Matt Damon
Western Springs
Waukegan
Brian de Palma
Plymouth
Bolingbrook
Windy City
Robert Stack
Gotham City
Christopher Nolan
LaSalle Street
Lucas
Glen Ellyn
Glenbard West High School
Lake Ellyn Park
the Glen Theatre
Highland Park High School
Arlington High School
Arlington Heights
Christian Liberty Academy
Tom Hodges