Chicago's ShowPlace ICON theater suddenly shuts down

Published 2024-07-01
ShowPlace ICON movie theater in the South Loop permanently closed on Sunday. The closure comes after the parent company closed several of its theaters nationwide.

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All Comments (21)
  • Pookie and Stickfoot are being deprived of robbery opportunities
  • @stackchn
    I'm guessing they got their new property tax bill and said, yep we're done! Chicago is in big trouble with budget deficits ,rampant crime and a cost of living crisis getting worse by the day.
  • @carlos-ik1pc
    yuppies are getting laid off from those office jobs thats why the low ticket sales
  • People really aren't paying attention. Over 3,000 stores are closing in 2024. 2025 probably isn't going to get much better. That's on top of the ones that didn't survive the pandemic and the ones struggling to just stay afloat. Cities in America are falling apart, but the same policies and practices that got us here won't change.
  • @kenseaco
    I USE TO LOVE THAT PLACE I WENT ON A REGULAR THE FIRST FEW YEARS THEN THE WRONG CROWD STARTED COMING SO I STOPPED HAVEN'T BEEN IN YEARS NOW I THINK AMC WILL TAKE IT OVER
  • @MrTtaakk
    Gunshots ranged out inside of that Theater last year & their wondering why it's Closing. Usual Suspects SMH.
  • WOW, I just saw Bad Boys Ride Or Die there... Very nice theater and recliner seats. Sad to see it go.
  • @celestialtl
    OMG…were you literally there last Friday? Do you just love that theater? Like, OMG that’s crazy
  • @MrZancruz
    The charging for parking, and letting in the riffraff... I loved it when it first opened.
  • @31GRoom
    This is a very sad way. Showplace icon was the best movie there we go to guess we’re gonna have to go to another movie theater around downtown
  • @user-in8vq2sh6v
    Oh another one leaving Must be tuff for business. Because of crime they must not believe when the mayor says crime is down
  • @chriswhisby71
    Well if you don't know how to act this is what happens there will be nothing for you downtown
  • @733t0ne-yd6qf
    With people passing suddenly maybe they could of used different wording
  • @rickg.6280
    this location was going downhill anyway . There are other theaters nearby.
  • @mr.a2014
    Wtf I just around there yesterday