When spotlighting the top-grossing independents in Illinois, Chicago dominates this year's list but isn't the only player. While the windy city hosts an impressive nine of the Top 100 Independents, their suburban outposts also proved to be standouts.
Restaurant | Location | Rank | Sales |
| Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse | Chicago | 10 | $22,535,918 |
| Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab | Chicago | 11 | $21,800,000* |
| David Burke Primehouse | Chicago | 19 | $18,480,000* |
| Bob Chinn’s Crab House | Wheeling, Ill. | 25 | $17,553,828 |
| Chicago Cut Steakhouse | Chicago | 31 | $16,875,000* |
| Shaw's Crab House | Chicago | 37 | $16,875,000* |
| Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse | Rosemont, Ill. | 46 | $15,667,052 |
| Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House | Chicago | 52 | $15,317,781 |
| Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse | Chicago | 65 | $14,300,000* |
| Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse | Oak Brook, Ill. | 71 | $13,930,512 |
| Quartino Ristorante & Wine Bar | Chicago | 81 | $13,199,196 |
| Tavern on Rush | Chicago | 89 | $12,687,644 |
*RB Estimate; all rankings based on 2014 sales
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