Posters of the March 2020 movies “Sonic Hedgehog,” as well as “The Photograph” and “Bloodshot,” featuring Vin Diesel, still line the walls of the facility’s interior entrance. Today, the facility and parking lot remain empty. Last summer, the parking lot of the Chatham location was used as a COVID-19 facility. cities that imposed similar COVID-19 restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease. The Chatham location was among many Studio Movie Grill facilities in U.S. Pritzker issued a statewide stay-at-home order during the pandemic. temporarily closed in March 2020 days after Governor J.B. We will share updates publicly as we have them available.”Ī former manager of SMG in Chatham told the Crusader that employees last November were given a letter, informing them of the facility’s permanent closure.

“All SMG theaters remain under review, but SMG Chatham isn’t currently part of our re-opening plan,” said Lynne McQuaker, senior director of public relations and outreach for Studio Movie Grill. “Whenever possible, it’s our intent to reopen these shuttered theaters. Chatham’s Studio Movie Grill, the luxury entertainment complex that brought upscale dining, fancy menus and food delivery service to movie goers on the South Side, is closed for good.įive months after the national chain filed for bankruptcy, a spokesman for the Studio Movie Grill last week confirmed plans not to reopen the Chatham location after it was temporarily closed because of the pandemic.

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