Cook County

Arlington Heights - historic homes around the Dunton settlement near Northwest Highway

Blue Island - Prehistoric glacial island with over 50 historic landmarks

Chicago Heights - Chicago Heights Historic Preservation Advisory Committee historic landmarks *note CHHPAC's Landmarks page is incomplete

Dolton - Former Dolton Historical Society's locations from a hand-drawn map, pre-1980

Evanston- National Historic Landmark apartments and more on the North Shore

Flossmoor - Illinois Central's golf capital along Dixie Highway (ongoing, awaiting results from The Foundation for the Preservation of Flossmoor History)

Harvey - @SouthCookExplore creation including a proposed historic district and pinned landmarks in Downtown Harvey (ongoing)

Homewood - Homewood Historical Society's official landmarks 

La Grange -  La Grange Area Historical Society's Walking Tours #1-5, consolidated into one list

Lansing - Notable locations near Ridge Road and Pennsy Greenway

Lemont - National Historic District near the limestone quarries of the Des Plaines River Valley (ongoing, requires listing descriptions)

Matteson - Matteson's Historical Society's Old Matteson landmarks and more

Maywood - Maywood's 17 National Historic Landmarks, and local landmarks

Midlothian- Midlothian Historical Society's list of historic landmarks and other notable structures near the Sibley and Rock Island intersection

Oak Lawn - Historic Preservation Commission's official landmarks near 95th Street and Wabash Railroad

Orland Park - Orland Historical Society's walking tour PowerPoint of historic sites, includes notable locations

Palatine - upcoming landmarks with plaques and historic homes collection

Palos Park - Four official landmarks and collection of 16 locations [mostly residential] taken from Images of America: Palos Park

Riverdale - Village adjacent to Little Calumet River and Chicago community of the same name

River Forest- Historic District featuring multiple Frank Lloyd Wright homes (ongoing)

Riverside - National Historic Riverside's Historic First Division walking tour from the Riverside Museum, and more (ongoing)

Schaumburg - Olde Schaumburg Centre's landmarks and contributing structures 

South Holland - South Holland Historical Society Dutch wooden shoe markers on local homes and businesses and more (ongoing)

Thornton - Collection of historic buildings and markers in Thornton, using data from the extensively detailed Thornton Historical Society (ongoing)

Tinley Park - Chartered as the Bremen Historical Society of Tinley Park - village's official historic sites

Worth - The Friendly Village's historic homes and locations near 111th and Harlem Avenue

South Cook County - includes locations in Alsip, Burnham, Chicago Ridge, Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest, Richton Park, Sauk Village, Steger, and Willow Springs

Will County

Crete  - Historic homes and businesses along Dixie Highway and Exchange Street

Frankfort - Notable landmarks and locations from the 1996 National Register designation survey

Joliet - Over 100 landmarks in the City of Stone, including several National Historic Landmarks and Districts (ongoing)

Lockport - National Historic District along I&M Canal 

Manhattan - Intersection of US 52 and the Wabash Railroad (ongoing)

Mokena - Oldest Rock Island Railroad stop between Blue Island and Joliet with various notable locations listed

Monee - Old Egyptian Trail - now Governors Highway rural town's proposed landmarks and district in cited PDF

New Lenox - New Lenox Area Historical Society's collection of official landmarks 

Peotone - Historic District adjacent to Illinois Central tracks (ongoing)

Plainfield - Will County's oldest town with historic district borders Lincoln Highway and Route 66

Wilmington - Historic downtown on Route 66 and Kankakee River (ongoing)

DuPage County

Downers Grove - The official landmarks and sites of the Downers Grove Historical Society and recent walking tour locations in downtown [Sears Homes found here]

Glen Ellyn - Designated landmarks around the original Stacy's Corners (ongoing)

Hinsdale - Includes local and national landmarks, as well as two historic districts

Lisle - Layers for Museums at Lisle Station Park, historic homes and more (ongoing)

Lombard - The Lilac capitol of DuPage County (ongoing)

Naperville - Collection of landmarks, locations within historic district and the Naper Settlement Outdoor History Museum (ongoing)

Warrenville - Home collection predating 1866

Wheaton - County seat of DuPage County's 160+ local landmarks

Chicago 

Chicago - All local landmarks within Chicago; Historic Districts included

Edgewater - Edgewater Historical Society's local landmarks in the Andersonville and Bryn Mawr Historic Districts

Pilsen - Historic 19th century Czech district in Chicago's vibrant artistic Hispanic community

Pullman - The Pullman National Monument and Chicago neighborhood landmarks (ongoing)

Illinois

Alton- Western Illinois city famous for Lincoln / Douglas Debates overlooking The Mississippi River

Aurora - Illinois' second largest city's designated landmarks collection

Champaign - Historic downtown district near University of Illinois

Danville - Vermilion County's textile capitol on Dixie Highway (ongoing)

Elgin - List of 22 of Elgin's historic landmarks and multiple historic districts 

Galena - Historic northwest Illinois town, home of President / General Grant

Geneva - Official landmarks and historic district near the Fox River (ongoing)

Kankakee - Kankakee Downtown Historic District's complete 73-structure listing

LaSalle - The southern terminus of the I&M Canal, original map made by city of LaSalle

Moline - Plow City's historic landmarks within Quad Cities

Momence - Historic downtown district at Dixie Highway and the Kankakee River

Morris - I&M Canal town with historic downtown area

Oswego - Historic district located along the Fox River

Peoria- Industrial and agricultural central Illinois town along the Illinois River (ongoing)

Rockford - Historic landmarks and districts in Winnebago County's largest city

Rock Island - Illinois' Arsenal Island located along the Mississippi River

Ottawa - The gateway to Starved Rock, located at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois Rivers

Springfield - National Parks District to local landmarks in the Illinois State Capitol (ongoing)

St. Charles - Historic downtown district on Main Street along Fox River

Urbana - Home to University of Illinois, and many local to national landmarks

Waukegan - Lake County's north suburb on Lake Michigan with local landmarks

Woodstock- The county seat of McHenry County

Northwest Indiana

Beverly Shores - Historic structures and the Century of Progress Architectural District

Crown Point - Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District's inventory for listings on National Register of Historic Places

East Chicago -  Landmarks near The Twin Cities along Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal

Gary - Steel City's historic landmarks and districts 

Miller Beach - Gary's northernmost neighborhood and beachfront landmarks

More coming soon! email SouthCookExplore@gmail.com for suggestions!

Cal-Sag Trail  From a way-finding Blue Island PDF. The Cal-Sag Trail was intended to have informational signage along the trail

Downers Grove Sears Homes - Over 150 Sears homes were delivered along the BNSF to Downers Grove, 25 are included here

Dimmitt's Grove Historic House Walk - Bloomington's National Register of Historic Places district's homes

Flossmoor Park's Centennial House Walk - Foundation for the Preservation of Flossmoor History's guide on homes build in 1924 and created for the village's one-hundredth anniversary.  

Flossmoor Sculpture Gardens - Sculpture collection locations both on permanent and rotational display (ongoing)

George Grant Elmslie  in Aurora, IL - Largest collection of the architect's work as five commercial buildings

Glendale Park Historic District - Hammond's National Historic District of 16 homes

Homewood's Richard Haas Murals - Collection of 15  large, illusion murals from 1980's to today 

La Grange Catalogue Homes - La Grange Area Historical Society's eight of twelve homes made by Sears, Sterling, and more

Longwood Drive Historic District - Walking tour of historic Chicago homes on the north side of the Blue Island Ridge 

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park - Located at Governors State University, 'the Nate', is a 30+ sculpture art gallery on 100 acres of prairie landscape

Riverview Historic District - Kankakee's historic homes along the Kankakee River

Robert Seyfarth's Blue Island Homes - All eight of Blue Island's Robert Seyfarth-designed homes 

More coming soon! Requests available at southcookexplore@gmail.com or Instagram @SouthCookExplore

Auto Trail Triangle (State-Wide) - Lincoln Highway, Dixie Highway and Route 66 murals and informational signs in Illinois (ongoing)

Chicagoland Art Centers and Galleries - Created for the Hairpin Arts Center in Chicago, a quick guide to Chicagoland studios and galleries

Chicagoland Historic Train Depots - A collection of Metra depots and CTA stations over 100 years old (ongoing)

DuPage County Historic Landmarks - All DuPage County National Historic Landmark locations  

Elgin Bungalow Thematic District - Bungalows across Elgin!

Environmental and Nature Centers of Chicagoland - Dedicated nature centers throughout Chicagoland 

Grundy County Historic Landmarks -  All Grundy County National Historic Landmark locations

Haunted Chicagoland- By popular demand! (ongoing)

Kendall County Historic Landmarks -All Kendall County National Historic Landmarks and Districts

Kankakee County Historic Landmarks - All Kankakee County National Historic Landmarks and Districts 

Lake County, IL Historic Landmarks - All Lake County, IL National Historic Landmarks (districts to be added later)

Lake County, Indiana Historic Landmarks -  All Lake County, IN National Historic Landmark locations  

Chicagoland's Historical Societies + Museums - All area historical societies and museums [ongoing - will include updated hours for every location!]
2023 Modernism Road Rally - 13 Flossmoor and Olympia Fields Mid-Century Modern homes from the 2023 tour, presented by National Trust for Historic Preservation, Edith Farnsworth House, and The Foundation for the Preservation of Flossmoor History

South / Southwest Breweries - Dixie Highway Brewery Trail, I&M Canal Bike & Brew, Rock Island District Brew Line Tour

Underground Railroad locations - various current and former sites freedom seekers used fleeing Chicagoland for Detroit / Canada [ongoing]

Will County Centennial Committee Markers - with no documentation online, this is an attempt to document all of the 1936 centennial committee's markers throughout Will County (ongoing)

Will County Historic Landmarks - All Will County Local Landmark locations  

Requests available at southcookexplore@gmail.com or Instagram @SouthCookExplore

St Louis, MO City Landmarks - The gateway to the west, exploring all designated city landmarks 

Milwaukee, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis/St. Paul and others coming soon!

Requests available at southcookexplore@gmail.com or Instagram @SouthCookExplore