A car chase screeching away in Lower Wacker Drive, a little girl hanging off the side of the Crain’s Communication Building, a random weekday parade downtown. This isn’t real life. This is Chicago on the big screen. Chicago has proven to be a winning film location, so Curious City decided to tackle an impossible question: What’s the best movie ever filmed in the city? We asked listeners and film critics for their favorites, and there were A LOT of opinions. So we came up with a few categories to break down the list. Listen to the full Curious City story on WBEZ.org Story by Susie An Video by Mendy Kong

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