Illinois temperatures are finally on the rise, which means Illinoisans can enjoy some of their favorite summertime activities like camping and visiting water parks and pools. Along with these outdoor activities, many Illinoisans have been heading out to their favorite ice cream shops for a tasty, chilling dessert. PBS asked its audience to send in names of delicious Illinois ice cream shops, and there are dozens of highly-rated ice cream shops on Yelp and Business Insider.
Using information from all three sources, here is a list of some of the 31 best ice cream shops in Illinois in no particular order. Do you have a place we missed? Let us know in the comments below!
Batavia Creamery (Batavia)
Black Dog Gelato (Chicago)
Bobtail (Chicago & Wilmette)
Alaska Paleteria y Neveria (Chicago)
The Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor (Forest Park)
Buffalo Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor Ltd. (Buffalo Grove)
Caffe Gelato (Chicago)
Capannari Ice Cream (Mt Prospect)
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company (Chicago & Skokie)
Christie's Dairy Delights (Palatine)
Colonial Cafe & Ice Cream (Aurora)
Cones on the Corner (East Moline)
Cupid Candies (Orland Park)
The Custard Stand (Sesser)
Dairy Mart (Salem)
Dairyhaus (Rockton)
Dr. Jazz Soda Fountain & Grille (Lebanon)
Eckert's Country Store & Farm (Belleville)
Eros Restaurant & Ice Cream (Arlington Heights)
Every Day's A Sundae (Downer's Grove)
Frost Gelato (Highland Park)
Gene's Ice Cream (Bloomington)
George's Ice Cream & Sweets (Chicago)
Graham's Fine Chocolates & Ice Cream (Geneva)
Happy Days Ice Cream Shop (Millstadt)
Hartigan's Ice Cream Shoppe (Evanston)
Homer's Ice Cream (Wilmette)
Ice Cream Shack of Sunnyland (Washington)
Jarling's Custard Cup (Champaign)
Julie Ann's Frozen Custard (Crystal Lake)
To see 28 more incredible ice cream shops in Illinois, including Country Style Ice Cream in Moline, check out Reboot Illinois.
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