<P> In suburban Chicago , Illinois , near the end of the school year , high school senior Ferris Bueller fakes being sick to stay home . Throughout the film , Ferris frequently breaks the fourth wall to talk about his friends and give the audience advice on how to skip school . His parents believe him , though his sister Jeanie is not convinced . Dean of Students Edward R. Rooney suspects Ferris is being truant again and commits to catching him . Ferris convinces his friend Cameron Frye , who really is absent due to illness , to help get Ferris ' girlfriend Sloane Peterson out of school by reporting that her grandmother has died . To trick Rooney , Ferris sways Cameron to let them use his father 's prized 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder to collect Sloane . Cameron is dismayed when Ferris continues to use the car to drive them into downtown Chicago to spend the day , but Ferris promises they will return it as it was . </P>
<P> In suburban Chicago , Illinois , near the end of the school year , high school senior Ferris Bueller fakes being sick to stay home . Throughout the film , Ferris frequently breaks the fourth wall to talk about his friends and give the audience advice on how to skip school . His parents believe him , though his sister Jeanie is not convinced . Dean of Students Edward R. Rooney suspects Ferris is being truant again and commits to catching him . Ferris convinces his friend Cameron Frye , who really is absent due to illness , to help get Ferris ' girlfriend Sloane Peterson out of school by reporting that her grandmother has died . To trick Rooney , Ferris sways Cameron to let them use his father 's prized 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder to collect Sloane . Cameron is dismayed when Ferris continues to use the car to drive them into downtown Chicago to spend the day , but Ferris promises they will return it as it was . </P>
what city is ferris bueller 's day off in
what city is ferris bueller 's day off in
suburban Chicago , Illinois
suburban Chicago , Illinois