August 28th - August 29th (September 3rd)

 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)

Shrek - Friday 

Mean Girls - Friday 

Shrek - Saturday 

The Night of the Living Dead - Saturday

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
The New Mutants / Iron Man

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00
American Graffiti / The Blues Brothers
Blues, Brews, and BBQ Event  / The Blues Brothers

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00

Ferris Bueller's Day Off / Beverly Hills Cop

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00 Screen 1: 

Mean Girls / Clueless

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00 Screen 2: 

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00 Screen 2: 

Bill and Ted Face the Music / Unhinged

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) Screen 1:

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) 

Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles)
https://chicagodrivein.com/venue (two locations)

Metallica Encore Drive-In Nights Concert - Saturday August 29th

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00
Friday / Sunday Thursday:
Screen 1: Bill and Ted Face the Music / Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Screen 3: Unhinged / John Wick 3

Screen 4: Spiderman: Far From Home / Spiderman: Homecoming 

Saturday:

Screen 3: Unhinged / John Wick 3

Screen 4: Bill and Ted Face the Music / Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00 Screen 2: 

Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*

Jurassic Park / Jaws 

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) $10.00 

Screen 1: A Nightmare on Elm Street / The Exorcist

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) $30 per carload (includes food permit)

The New Mutants / Unhinged - Friday

 
Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles) $30.00 (with food permit)

Madagascar / Inception  - Friday

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50

Bill and Ted Face the Music / Weird Science

Indexed by Movie:
Bill and Ted Face the Music - Melody / Tri-Way / Lakeshore / Sunset / Midway

The New Mutants - 49er / Sunset

Unhinged - Melody / Tri-Way / Lakeshore / Sunset

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:

American Graffiti - McHenry

The Beverly Hills Cop - RT34

The Blues Brothers -McHenry

Clueless - Melody

The Exorcist - Lakeshore

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - RT34

Ghostbusters - Midway

Inception - 5 Mile

Iron Man - 49er

Jaws - Tri-Way  / Highway 18 

John Wick 3 - Tri-Way

Jurassic Park - Tri-Way  / Highway 18

Madagascar - 5 Mile

Mean Girls - Chi-Town / Melody
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Tri-Way

A Nightmare on Elm Street - Lakeshore 

Night of the Living Dead - Chitown
Shrek - Chitown

Spiderman: Homecoming - Tri-Way

Spiderman: Far From Home - Tri-Way

Weird Science - Midway

Statistics:

11 Open Theaters / 16 screens / 24 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 / Highway 18