‘Chicago Med’ plans to film in Prairie Grove next month

The NBC television drama series “Chicago Med” could be filming in Prairie Grove next month along Gracy Road.

Film crews are expected to be onsite to prepare for the scene from Jan. 2 to 6 and to film from Jan. 8 to 10. The scene requires a full closure of Gracy Road from Route 31 about a mile east to Barreville Road, according to village documents.

Filming will also be done on private property and at the village’s Public Works building and parking lot, located at 4507 W. Gracy Road.

The scene involves a character driving in a “rural area at night” and hitting another car pulled over at the side of the road. The scene will include emergency vehicles, news vans and rescuers, according to village documents.

“As he gets out of the car to assess the damage, he notices no one inside the other vehicle,” Chicago Med Assistant Location Manager Dustin Schoenfeld said in an email to the village, describing the scene to be filmed. “He walks into the field to find that the driver of the vehicle has fallen into a hole adjacent to the vehicle. He goes into emergency mode to try and rescue the other driver.”

Village Administrator Michael Freese described the road closures during filming as a “soft shutdown,” so if someone needs to get through, police will be able to assist, he said.

Universal Television will cover the costs of staffing police officers, and the village expects those fees to be about $1,500 to $2,000 per day, according to village documents.

Trustees unanimously approved the tentative filming agreement last week. It is unknown if the agreement is confirmed by Universal Television. No further information is available at this time, Village Clerk Sheryll Kominoski said on Monday.

Television producers have used Prairie Grove streets for filming before. The Amazon Prime show “Night Sky,” previously titled “Lightyears,” which also features scenes filmed in Woodstock.