Due to the different state stay-at-home orders of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan opening dates and schedules are uncertain and may change.
Each theater may have significantly reduced maximum capacity due to social distancing rules. Information subject to corrections (Admission prices may be lower for second run movies).
Also there may be food passes for sale to allow you bring your own drinks and snacks when the snack bar is closed. Outdoor theaters make a majority of their money from the sale of concessions so paying for a food pass or donation helps to keep the theaters running.
More new drive-ins recently added in June 2020:
https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/
Forgot to include new pop up drive in for weeks.
https://chi-together.com/
Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)
See Music Box theater website
McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
Monsters, Inc. / Hotel Transylvania
RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00
Hocus Pocus / The Nightmare Before Christmas
Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00
Screen 1: Monsters Inc. October 24th only Final show of the season.
Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00
Screen 1: Hocus Pocus / Beetlejuice
Screen 2: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm / Love and Monsters
Screen 3: The Addams Family (2019) / Monsters, Inc.
Screen 4: The Conjuring / Annabelle
Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50
October 30th: Hotel Transylvania
Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*
Grease / Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Saturday October 24th only
49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles)
Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles)
Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles)
Closed for the Season
Indexed by Movie:
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - Tri-Way
Throwback / Classics / Second Run:
The Addams Family (2019) - Tri-Way
Annabelle - Tri-Way
Beetlejuice - Tri-Way
The Conjuring - Tri-Way
Grease - Highway 18
Hocus Pocus - RT34 / Tri-Way
Hotel Transylvania - McHenry
Monsters, Inc - McHenry / Melody / Tri-Way
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Highway 18
Love and Monsters - Tri-Way
The Nightmare Before Christmas - RT34
6* Open Theaters** / 9 screens+ / 12 movies / 7 unique double features
(* Chitown does not show double features)
** Midway next movie/event on October 30th.
+There are other pop up drive in screens in Chicago and Hoffman Estates.
Probably should have created separate posts for those...
Adding new theaters to blog next year
By distance (Number of screens) (54.1 miles to 126 miles):
Chitown / 49er / McHenry / RT 34 / Melody (2) / Tri-Way (4) / Lakeshore (2) / Sunset Drive In / Midway / Five Mile Drive / Highway 1
