Tag Archives: Chicago

The Fugitive Filming Locations

The Plot The Fugitive is an excellent movie starring Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, a prominent Chicago vascular surgeon, who comes home one evening to find his wife brutally beaten and shot. Still in his apartment is the killer, … Continue reading

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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Filming Locations

Glenbrook North High School – 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Illinois In this scene, Ferris Bueller’s (Matthew Broderick) girlfriend Sloan (Mia Sara) is escorted outside by Principal Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) to wait for her “father” to pick her up from school … Continue reading

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October 2005: Chicago, Illinois

We spent a beautiful weekend in Chicago – blessed with nice, warm weather in late October! We took the Metra train in from the suburbs – as we did, we saw that there was a some sort of filming going … Continue reading

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Michael Wallis Booksigning at Hit the Road Travel Store

On June 21, 2001, I had the pleasure of attending a reading and booksigning by Michael Wallis of the updated version of his wonderful book, Route 66: The Mother Road. The updated version was done for the 75th Anniversary of … Continue reading

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