AMC Entertainment announced that 42 Illinois theaters will reopen on Jan. 29, with some of them reopening as soon as Friday.
Seven AMC theaters will reopen statewide this Friday after state officials announced that most regions of Illinois could abandon level 3 coronavirus mitigation, the company said in a statement.
On January 29, 35 additional AMC locations will be reopened with health and safety improvements, according to movie theaters.
Here are the locations that will reopen in the area over the next week:
Chicago (opening this Friday)
- AMC Market Square 10
- AMC CLASSIC Morris 10
- AMC CLASSIC Peru Mall 8
- AMC Streets of Woodfield 20
- AMC Crestwood 18
Rockford (opening this Friday)
Chicago (opening on January 29)
- AMC DINE-IN 600 North Michigan 9
- AMC DINE-IN Block 37
- AMC Chicago Ridge 6
- AMC Cicero 14
- AMC Ford City 14
- AMC Galewood Crossing 14
- AMC Lake in the Hills 12
- AMC Niles 12
- AMC Norridge 6
- AMC DINE-IN Northbrook Court 14
- AMC Oakbrook Center 12
- AMC Oakbrook Center 4
- AMC Pedrera 14
- AMC Randhurst 12
- AMC River East 21
- AMC DINE-IN Rosemont 12
- AMC South Barrington 24
- AMC Village Crossing 18
- AMC DINE-IN Yorktown 18
Rockford (opening on January 29)
- AMC Machesney Park 14
- AMC CLASSIC Sauk Valley 8
Vernon Hills (opening on January 29)
Theaters will operate with a 25% capacity to meet state requirements to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois, AMC added. Moviegoers will also be required to wear a mask and social distances while in cinemas.
AMC said guests can still book Private Theater Rentals for a personal film that can be shown to up to 20 people via amctheatres.com/rentals or through the app. To book, guests must request a movie, time and date, and then confirm and make the payment, AMC said.
The company added that all locations comply with AMC Safe and Clean policies and protocols “strictly enforced” in the midst of the pandemic.
After exiting Level 3 coronavirus mitigation, other destinations have also opened up throughout the Chicago area, including the Shedd Aquarium and the city’s Field Museum.
Two counties in the Chicago area moved to Level 1 mitigation Thursday, state health officials said, allowing them to reopen indoor dining halls in restaurants with limited capacity, while another region of Illinois will move to phase 4.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Region 7, where Will and Kankakee counties are located, can now enter level 1.
The region had been the only one in the Chicago area that was still undergoing Level 3 mitigation this week. Most of the Chicago area is now subject to Level 2 or Level 1 mitigation.