July 10th - July 11th (July 16th)

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/

Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)
Ferris Bueller / Night of the Living Dead* (two separate showings per night)
*Midnight shows on July 3rd and 4th.

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
E.T. / Back to the Future

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
Concert Friday and Saturday: Nghtmre, Midnight T, Dogma

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00*
Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00 Screen 2: 
The Empire Strikes Back / Black Panther

*July 12th - July 16th

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00
Jaws / Jurassic Park

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00
Screen 1: Inside Out / The Great Outdoors
Screen 2: The Empire Strikes Back / Spaceballs

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00
Screen 1: The Goonies / Gremlins
Screen 3: Inside Out / Shrek
Screen 4: Palm Springs / Relic

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00
Screen 1: Dirty Dancing / Footloose
Screen 2: Ghostbusters / Men in Black

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) $30 per carload (includes food permit)
Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles) $30.00 (with food permit)
Bloodshot / Followed

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50
Bruce Campbell Live on Stage (SOLD OUT) with movies

Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)
American Graffiti / Animal House

Indexed by Movie:
Palm Springs  - Tri-Way
Relic -  Tri-Way

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:
American Graffiti  - Highway 18
Animal House - Highway 18
Army of Darkness - Midway*
Back to the Future - 49er
The Beyond - Midway*
Black Panther - Tri-Way
Bloodshot - Sunset / 5 Mile
Dirty Dancing - Lakeshore
The Empire Strikes Back - McHenry / Melody / Tri-Way
ET - 49er
Evil Dead - Midway*
Evil Dead II - Midway*
Followed - Sunset / 5 Mile
Footloose - Lakeshore
Ghostbusters -  Lakeshore
The Goonies -  Tri-Way 
The Great Outdoors -  Tri-Way 
Gremlin -  Tri-Way 
Inside Out - Tri-Way
Jaws - RT34
Jurassic Park - RT34 
Men in Black - Lakeshore
Night of the Living Dead - Chitown
Shrek - 49er 
Spaceballs - Melody

*sold out

Statistics:

11 Open Theaters / 16 screens / 27 movies / 13* unique double features

(* Chitown does not show double features)

Adding new theaters to blog soon.

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 In / Highway 18