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Lou Mitchell's
Serving double-yolk eggs and free Milk Duds since 1923, this Chicago diner beside the start of Route 66 is the traditional first breakfast of the Mother Road journey.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Clarendon Hills
Illinois, United States · North America
About Clarendon Hills
Clarendon Hills works well as a base: 10 minutes from Oak Brook, 28km from Route 66 - Chicago Start.
Clarendon Hills is in Illinois, United States, with about 8,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Oak Brook, about 4 km away.
Clarendon Hills is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. The station is 18.3 rail miles (29.5 km) from Chicago Union Station, the east end of Metra service on this line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Clarendon Hills is in zone 3. As of 2018, Clarendon Hills is the 66th busiest of Metra'sRead more
236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 799 weekday boardings.
The inbound station building (south of the tracks) was staffed until June 11, 2018. It later was replaced with an unstaffed building. Groundbreaking was on Jan 6, 2020; ribbon-cutting was on Nov 7, 2022. The outbound side has only two small covered shelters, one of which also provides bicycle racks and the other is a weather-protected warming center. Clarendon Hills' central business district is directly southwest of the station.
As of September 8, 2025, Clarendon Hills is served by 59 trains (30 inbound, 29 outbound) on weekdays, and by 36 trains (18 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.
On May 11, 2022, an inbound Metra train collided with a truck stopped on the tracks at the Prospect Avenue grade crossing. One passenger aboard the train was killed; two train employees and two passengers were injured.
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What is there to see near Clarendon Hills?
Within an hour or so of Clarendon Hills: Lou Mitchell's (27 km), Willis Tower (Sears Tower) (28 km), Route 66 - Chicago Start (28 km), Art Institute of Chicago (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Clarendon Hills?
The nearest famous roads are Route 66 - Chicago Start.
Where is Clarendon Hills?
Clarendon Hills is in Illinois, United States, about 4 km from Oak Brook.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,676
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Illinois
- Timezone
- America/Chicago
- Coordinates
- 41.7975, -87.9548
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Clarendon Hills
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Willis Tower (Sears Tower)
Iconic 110-storey Chicago skyscraper with a glass-floored Skydeck, once the tallest building in the world.
28 km · about 30 min drive
historic highway
Route 66 - Chicago Start
The 'Begin Route 66' sign on Adams Street at Michigan Avenue marks the start of the 2,448-mile Mother Road to Santa Monica: the classic photo stop before heading west.
28 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Art Institute of Chicago
One of the oldest and largest art museums in the US, renowned for its Impressionist collection and Grant Wood's American Gothic.
29 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Field Museum of Natural History
Home to Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found, along with extensive anthropological and geological collections.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Shedd Aquarium
Iconic Chicago aquarium on the Lake Michigan waterfront housing over 32,000 animals from around the world.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Clarendon Hills
- 28 kmRoute 66 - Chicago StartThe 'Begin Route 66' sign on Adams Street at Michigan Avenue marks the start of the 2,448-mile Mother Road to Santa Monica: the classic photo stop before heading west.
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