September 18th - September 19th (September 20th)

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)

Black Panther - Friday / Saturday

Mean Girls - Saturday

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00
Scream / Pet Sematary 

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00

Concerts: 

Jeff Tweedy - Friday

Trampled by Turtles - Saturday / Sunday

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

Indiana Jones and the - Last Crusade / Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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

Screen 1: The Iron Giant / Tenet

Screen 2: A Nightmare on Elm Street / The Exorcist

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00
Friday / Sunday Thursday:
Screen 1: Hotel Transylvania / Goosebumps

Screen 2: Grease / Dirty Dancing

Screen 3: Wonder Woman / Suicide Squad

Screen 4: Alone / No Escape

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

Closed for the Season

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)

Upcoming 9/26/2020 Kane Brown Concert

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

Saturday Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest

Night of the Living Dead / The Fog / Rabid / Humanoids from the Deep

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

The Raiders of the Lost Ark / The Longest Yard

Indexed by Movie:
Alone - Tri-Way

No Escape - Tri-Way

Tenet - Melody

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:

Black Panther - Chitown

Dirty Dancing - Tri-Way

The Exorcist - Melody

The Fog - Midway

Goosebumps - Tri-Way

Grease - Tri-Way

Hotel Transylvania - Tri-Way

Humanoids from the Deep - Midway

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - RT34

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - RT34

Iron Giant - Melody

Longest Yard - Highway 18

Mean Girls - ChiTown

The Night of the Living Dead - Midway

A Nightmare on Elm Street - Melody

Pet Sematary - Melody

Rabid - Midway 

The Raiders of the Lost Ark - Highway 18

Scream - 49er

Suicide Squad - Tri-Way

Tenet - Melody

Wonder Woman - Tri-Way

Statistics:

8 Open Theaters / 11 screens+ / 25 movies / 11 unique double features  / 1 Horror fest

(* Chitown does not show double features)

+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 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