List of fiction set in Chicago

This is a list of fiction set in Chicago

Novels

*Nelson Algren's "Man With the Golden Arm" ISBN 1-58322-008-9
*Blue Balliett's "Chasing Vermeer" and "The Wright 3"
*Saul Bellow's "The Adventures of Augie March" ISBN 0-14-018941-6
*Saul Bellow's "Dangling Man"
*Richard Bissell's "7 1/2 Cents" uses Chicago as a foil for a fictitious Iowa city.
*Charles Blackstone's "The Week You Weren't Here"
*Fredric Brown's "The Fabulous Clipjoint"
*Jim Butcher's "The Dresden Files" Series
*Robert Campbell's Jimmy Flannery mystery series
*Paul Carson's "Final Duty" ISBN 0-09-941519-4
*Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street ISBN 0-679-43335-X
*Doug M. Cummings's "Deader by the Lake: A Reno McCarthy Thriller" ISBN 059529359X
*Tom Dowd's "Burning Bright (Tom Dowd)" ISBN 0-451-45368-9
*Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" ISBN 0-451-52760-7
*Stuart Dybek's "The Coast of Chicago" ISBN 0-312-42425-6
*James T. Farrell's "Studs Lonigan" trilogy
*Joshua Ferris's "Then We Came to the End" ISBN 978-0316016384
*Edna Ferber's So Big
*John M. Ford's "The Last Hot Time" ISBN 0-312-87578-9
*Melvin E. Giles's "George Street, Our Street ISBN 0-9656364-0-2
*Aleksandar Hemon's "Nowhere Man" ISBN 0-375-72702-7
*Harry Stephen Keeler's "The Riddle of the Traveling Skull" ISBN 1932416269 (and many other novels by Keeler)
*Adam Langer's "Crossing California" and "The Washington Story" (the latter a semi-sequel to the former)
*Nella Larsen's "Quicksand" ISBN 0-14-118127-3
*Nella Larsen's "Passing" ISBN 0-14-243727-1
*Jeanette Lee's "Mr. Achilles"
*Somerset Maugham's "The Razor's Edge" ISBN 1-4000-3420-5
*Audrey Niffenegger's "The Time Traveler's Wife" ISBN 0-15-602943-X
*Frank Norris's "The Pit"
*Achy Obejas's "Memory Mambo"
*Sara Paretsky's thrillers featuring private eye V.I. Warshawski
*Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's ""Illuminatus!"
*Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" ISBN 1-884365-30-2
*Terrance L. Smith's "The Thief Who Came to Dinner"
*Scott Spencer's "Endless Love"
*Chris Ware's "Jimmy Corrigan, the smartest kid on earth" (mostly set in Chicago)
*Richard Wright's "Native Son" ISBN 0-06-092980-4
*Don DeGrazia's "American Skin"
*Joe Meno's "Hairstyles of the Damned

Musicals and plays

*American Buffalo
*Be Like Water
*Bleacher Bums
*Chicago (musical)
*Chicago (play)
*The Front Page
*Glengarry Glen Ross
*In the Jungle of Cities
*Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
*Proof
*A Raisin in the Sun
*Sexual Perversity in Chicago

Films

*"About Last Night" (1986)
*"Above the Law" (1988)
*"Adventures in Babysitting" (1987)
*"Ali" (2001)
*"Backdraft" (1991)
*"Bad Boys" (1983)
*"Barbershop" (2002)
*"" (2004)
*"Big Shots" (1987)
*"Blankman" (1994)
*"Blind" (1994)
*"The Blues Brothers" (1980)
*"Blues Brothers 2000" (1998)
*"Brannigan" (1975)
*"The Break Up" (2006)
*"Breed of Men" (1919)
*"The Brute" (1920)
*"Bugsy Malone" (1976)
*"Call Northside 777" (1948)
*"Candyman" (1992) - based on a book originally set in London
*"Casino" (1995)- scenes labeled as "Back Home" are in Chicago
*"" (2004) (partly in Chicago)
*"Chain Reaction" (1996)
*"Cheaper By The Dozen" (2003)
*"Chicago" (1927)
*"Chicago" (2002)
*"Child's Play" (1988)
*"Child's Play 2" (1990)
*"Class" (1983)
*"Code of Silence" (1985)
*"Continental Divide" (1981)
*"Cooley High" (1975)
*"" (1978)
*"Danger Lights" (1930) (partly in Chicago)
*"The Dark Knight" (2008) (scenes taking place in Gotham City were filmed in Chicago)
*"Death of a President"(2006)
*"Derailed" (2005)
*"Dick Tracy" (1990)
*"Dragonfly" (2001)
*"The Dumb Girl of Portici" (1916)
*"Eagle Eye" (2008)
*"Eight Men Out" (1988)
*"The Express" (2009)
*"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986)
*"Flatliners" (1990)
*"The Fugitive" (1993)
*"Go Fish" (1994)
*"Hardball" (2001)
*"Harry and Tonto" (1974)
*"Heaven is a Playground" (1991)
*"" (1986) (partly in Chicago)
*"Hero" (1992)
*"High Fidelity" (2000) - based on a book originally set in London
*"His New Job" (1915)
*"Home Alone" (1990)
*"" (1992) (partly in Chicago)
*"The Homesteader" (1919)
*"Hope Floats" (1998) (partly in Chicago)
*"Hoodlum" (1997)
*"The Hunter" (1980) (partly in Chicago)
*"I Love Trouble" (1994)
*"In the Depth of Our Hearts" (1920)
*"I, Robot" (2004)
*"I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" (2007)
*"Judgment Night" (1993)
*"King of the Rodeo" (1929)
*"The Lake House" (2006)
*"A League of Their Own" (1992)
*"Little Man" (2006)
*"Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977)
*"Love Jones" (1997)
*"Medium Cool" (1969)
*"Meet the Parents" (2000) (partly set in Chicago)
*"Mercury Rising" (1998)
*"Message in a Bottle" (partly set in Chicago)
*"Michael" (1996) (partly in Chicago)
*"Mickey One" (1965)
*"Midnight Run" (1988) (partly in Chicago)
*"Miracle on 34th Street" (1994) (partly in Chicago)
*"Mo' Money" (1992)
*"Monkey Hustle" (1976)
*"Music Box" (1989)
*"My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997)
*"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002)
*"National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983) (partly in Chicago)
*"National Lampoon's European Vacation" (1985-starts in Chicago)
*"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989)
*"Natural Born Killers" (1994) (partly in Chicago)
*"The Negotiator" (1998)
*"Never Been Kissed" (1999)
*"Nothing in Common"(1986) (partly in Chicago)
*"Only the Lonely" (1991) -- with John Candy
*"On the Line" (2001)
*"Opportunity Knocks" (1990)
*"The Package" (1989)
*"Poltergeist III" (1988)
*"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (1987)
*"Prelude to a Kiss" (1992)
*"Primal Fear" (1996)
*"Proof (2005)
*"Raisin in the Sun" (1961)
*"Random Encounter" (1998)
*"The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955)
*"Red Heat" (1988)
*"The Relic" (1997) - based on a book originally set in New York City
*"Return to Me" (2000)
*"Risky Business" (1983)
*"Road to Perdition" (2001)
*"Robin and the 7 Hoods" (1964)
*"Roll Bounce" (2005)
*"Rookie of the Year" (1993)
*"Running Scared" (1986)
*"Save the Last Dance" (2001)
*"Shall We Dance?" (2004)
*"She's Having a Baby" (1988)
*"Silver Streak" (1976) (partly in Chicago)
*"Sleepless In Seattle" (1993) (partly in Chicago)
*"Slim" (1937) (partly in Chicago)
*"Some Like It Hot" (1959) (partly in Chicago)
*"Somewhere In Time" (1980) (partly in Chicago)
*"Soul Food" (1997)
*"A Sound of Thunder" (2005)
*"The Sting" (1973)(partly in Chicago)
*"Stir of Echoes" (1999)
*"Stolen Summer" (2001)
*"Straight Talk" (1992)
*"Stranger than Fiction" (2006)
*"Strawberry Fields" (1997)
*"Surviving Christmas" (2003)
*"That Royale Girl" (1925)
*"Thief" (1981)
*"Tommy Boy" (1995) (partly in Chicago)
*"Uncle Buck" (1989)
*"Ultraviolet" (2006)
*"The Untouchables" (1987)
*"U.S. Marshals" (1998) (partly in Chicago)
*"Vegas Vacation" (1997-starts in Chicago)
*"V.I. Warshawski" (1991)
*"Wayne's World" (1992) (partly in Chicago)
*"Wayne's World 2" (1993) (partly in Chicago)
*"The Weather Man" (2005)
*"What Women Want" (2000)
*"When Harry Met Sally" (1989) (partly in Chicago)
*"While You Were Sleeping" (1995)
*"Wicker Park" (2004)
*"Wildcats" (1986)
*"Within Our Gates" (1920)

Although not set in the city's limits, the John Hughes films "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club", "Pretty in Pink", and "Weird Science" take place in the fictional town of Shermer, IL, which is loosely based on Northbrook, IL. In "The Matrix", the subway sets were based on the CTA. One of the trains is clearly a Brown Line train, which in reality never goes underground.

TV shows

*"According to Jim" (2001-present)
*"" (2005)
*"Biker Mice from Mars" (1993–1995)
*"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972–1978)
*"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979–1981; 1st Season, 1979–1980, "New Chicago" functioned as Earth's capital city)
*"Chicago Hope" (1994–2000)
*"Chicago Sons" (1997)
*"Chicago Story" (1982)
*"Coupling" (2003, US version only)
*"Crime Story (1986–1988)
*"The Dresden Files" (2007)
*"Due South" (Some filming in Toronto, Canada) (1994–1996, 1997–1999)
*"Early Edition" (1996–2000)
*"E/R" (1984–1985)
*"ER" (1994-present)
*"Exosquad" (1993–1995; Chicago, renamed to "Phaeton City", was one of the central locations of the show)
*"Family Matters" (1989–1998)
*"Generations" (1989–1991)
*"Good Times" (1974–1979)
*"The Hogan Family" (1986–1991)
*"The Jenny Jones Show" (1991–2003)
*"Kenan & Kel" (1996–2000)
*"" (1974–1975)
*"Life Goes On" (1989-1993)
*Life With Bonnie (2002-2004)
*"The Loop" (2006-2007)
*"Married... with Children" (1987–1997)
*"Modern Men" (2006)
*"MTV Chicago" (present)
*"My Block Chicago" (present)
*"My Boys" (2006-present)
*"Pepper Dennis" (2006)
*"Perfect Strangers" (1986–1993)
*"Prison Break" (partly set in Chicago; 2005-present)
*"Punky Brewster" (1984–1986) on NBC, it continued in first-run syndication until 1988.
*"The Real World" (2001–2002 season)
*"Samantha Who?" (2007-present)
*"Sisters" (1991–1996)
*"" (2000–2004)
*"Special Unit 2"
*"Starting Over" (2003–2004 season)
*"The Steve Harvey Show" (1996–2002)
*"Still Standing" (2002–2006)
*"The Untouchables" (1959–1963)
*"Two of a Kind" (1998–1999)
*"Webster" (1983–1987) on ABC, it continued in first-run syndication until 1989.
*"Wild Card" (2003 to 2005)

Many considered "Hill Street Blues", which never made explicit what city it was in, to be set in Chicago.
Criminal Minds had their 6th episode L.D.S.K feature a killer in Des Plaines in Franklin Park.

Although not set in the city's limits, Roseanne (TV series) takes place in the fictional town of Lanford, IL.

Chicago was also the site of a nuclear detonation in the post-apocalyptic drama "Jericho", as well as subsequent food riots in nearby refugee camps.

Video games

This is a list of video games in which a major part of the action takes place in Chicago, Illinois, or a fictional city closely based on it. This list does not count sports games or flight simulators, save for Pilotwings 64.

List of games which feature Chicago

*"18 Wheels of Steel series" (PC)
*"BattleTanx" (N64)
*"Blues Brothers 2000" (N64)
*"Chicago Enforcer" (Xbox)
*"Chicago 90" (Amiga)
*"" (Xbox)
*"Cruisin' USA" (Midway Games)
*"" (PC)
*"Driver 2"(PS1)
*"Emergency Call Ambulance" (Arcade)
*"Lethal Enforcers" (Konami)
*"Midtown Madness" (PC)
*"Michael Jordan in Chaos in the Windy City" (SNES)
*"Mob Enforcer" (PC)
*"NARC" (Williams Electronics)
*"Perfect Dark" (N64)
*"Pilotwings 64" (N64)
*"Project Gotham Racing 2" (XBOX)
*"Rampage World Tour" (N64/PS1)
*"" (N64/PS1)
*"" (GCN/PS2/Wii)
*"Resistance 2" (PlayStation 3)
*"Still Life" (PC)
*"Stranglehold (video game)" (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
*"US Racer" (PC)
*"You Don't Know Jack" (PC) - The host mentions being in or from Chicago periodically.

List of games which feature a fictional city closely based on Chicago

*"" (PS2/Xbox)
*"Saints Row" (Xbox 360)
*"" (PS2)
*"TimeSplitters 2" (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
*"" (Xbox 360/PS3)

Others (Comics, Manga, Cartoons)

*Gotham City, in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is filmed in Chicago
*"Cage", volume 1 (April 1992-November 1993) - ongoing series by Marvel Comics featuring the superhero Luke Cage; 20 issues were published
*"Gunsmith Cats"

External links

* [http://www.cityofchicago.org/FilmOffice/ City of Chicago's Film Office]
* [http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/chicago.html Chicago in Science Fiction bibliography]