Stateville is the real big house in Chicagoland. It's located just about 15 miles from where I live. Pretty creepy looking place from the outside. Joliet correctional used to be the big house around Chicago. It's been closed for a couple of years now. It's only one town away from Stateville prison. They film the outdoor jailyard scenes for that t.v. show "Prison Break" there. Seriously, there is actually talk of turning part of it into a bed and breakfast. If you've ever seen the "Blues Brothers", in the opening scene where Elwood picks up Jake, that is Joliet correctional.