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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
Illinois, United States · North America
Clarendon Hills works well as a base: 10 minutes from Oak Brook, 28km from Route 66 - Chicago Start.
Clarendon Hills is a town located in Illinois, United States. With a population of 8,676, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Clarendon Hills sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Chicago time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Clarendon Hills to your route.
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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Clarendon Hills is located in Illinois, United States, North America. The coordinates are 41.7975 latitude, -87.9548 longitude.
Clarendon Hills has a population of approximately 8,676 people, making it a town in United States.
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cafe
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
landmark
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
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
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
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
Iconic Chicago aquarium on the Lake Michigan waterfront housing over 32,000 animals from around the world.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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