AMC Entertainment announced that 42 cinemas in Illinois will resume operations on January 29, with some reopening on Friday.
Seven AMC cinemas will reopen across the state on Friday after state officials announced that most regions of Illinois could leave the Tier 3 coronavirus mitigations, the company said in a statement.
On January 29, 35 additional AMC locations will be reopened under improved health and safety measures, according to cinemas.
Here are the locations that will reopen in the area 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 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 Quarry 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 January 29)
- AMC Machesney Park 14
- AMC CLASSIC Sauk Valley 8
Vernon Hills (opening January 29)
Theaters will operate at 25% capacity to meet state requirements to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois, added AMC. Filmmakers should also wear a mask and maintain social distance while in theaters.
AMC said guests can still book private cinema rentals for a personal movie shown to up to 20 people at amctheatres.com/rentals or via the app. To book, guests need to request a movie, time and date, then confirm and finalize their purchase, AMC said.
The company added that all sites are adhering to “strictly enforced” AMC Safe and Clean policies and protocols in the midst of the pandemic.
After leaving the mitigations of the Tier 3 coronavirus, other destinations throughout the Chicago area were also opened, including the city’s Shedd Aquarium and Field Museum.
Two counties in the Chicago area switched to Level 1 mitigations on Thursday, state health officials announced, allowing them to reopen meals in restaurants in a limited capacity, while another region of Illinois will be moved to Phase 4.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Region 7, which is home to Will and Kankakee counties, can now enter Level 1.
The region was the only one in the Chicago area still under Level 3 mitigations this week. Most of the Chicago area is now under Tier 2 or Tier 1 mitigations.