When the weather starts to heat up, the first thing I start craving is some great ice cream. (Okay, to be honest, I’d eat it at any time, but that’s not the point…) Anyway, luckily for me, and my fellow Illinoisians, Illinois is home to some of the best ice cream around. Here are my top twenty favorite ice cream shops that are my go-to places to grab a cone in Illinois:
- Original Rainbow Cone (Evergreen Park)
vxla/Flickr
- Bobtail (Wilmette, Chicago)
Tony/Flickr
- Oberweis (Multiple Locations)
Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy/Facebook
- Black Dog Gelato (Chicago)
Daniel Zemens/Flickr
- The Spotted Cow (Peoria)
The Spotted Cow/Facebook
- Plush Horse (Tinley Park)
Plush Horse/Facebook
- Dari Ripple (Pittsfield)
Dari Ripple/Facebook
- Gene’s Ice Cream (Bloomington)
Gene’s Ice Cream/Facebook
- Dairy Mart (Salem)
Dairy Mart/Facebook
- The Custard Stand (Sesser)
The Custard Stand/Facebook
- Andy’s Frozen Custard (multiple locations)
Andy’s Frozen Custard/Facebook
- Jarling’s (Champaign)
Jarling’s Custard Cup/Facebook
- Batavia Creamery (Batavia)
Batavia Creamery/Facebook
- Christie’s Dairy Delights (Palatine)
Christie’s Dairy Delights/Facebook
- Colonial Cafe and Ice Cream (multiple locations)
Colonial Cafe and Ice Cream/Facebook
- Dairyhäus (Rockton)
Dairyhäus/Facebook
- Eckert’s Country Store and Farms (Belleville)
Eckert’s Country Store and Farms/Facebook
- ICream Cafe (Wicker Park)
ICream Cafe/Facebook
- Whitey’s Ice Cream (multiple locations)
Whitey’s Ice Cream/Facebook
- Julie Ann’s Frozen Custard (Crystal Lake)
Julie Ann’s Frozen Custard/Facebook
Did I miss any of your favorites? Be sure to tell me in the comments!
vxla/Flickr
Tony/Flickr
Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy/Facebook
Daniel Zemens/Flickr
The Spotted Cow/Facebook
Plush Horse/Facebook
Dari Ripple/Facebook
Gene’s Ice Cream/Facebook
Dairy Mart/Facebook
The Custard Stand/Facebook
Andy’s Frozen Custard/Facebook
Jarling’s Custard Cup/Facebook
Batavia Creamery/Facebook
Christie’s Dairy Delights/Facebook
Colonial Cafe and Ice Cream/Facebook
Dairyhäus/Facebook
Eckert’s Country Store and Farms/Facebook
ICream Cafe/Facebook
Whitey’s Ice Cream/Facebook
Julie Ann’s Frozen Custard/Facebook
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