Myself included.” I asked Kerasotes what he won’t miss about the movie business, in Chicago and elsewhere. Well, he says, “the crime problem. That has been a problem, particularly in Chicago.” ...

Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres, founded in 1909 by Greek-born Gus Kerasotes, once had nearly 1,000 screens across the U.S. In 2010, Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment acquired most of the chain’s ...

The largest theater chain in the world is taking over the shuttered ShowPlace Icon in the South Loop. Why it matters: When the theater, which had been operated by Chicago-based Kerasotes Theaters ...

The remaining theaters operated by Chicago-based Kerasotes Theatres have closed, including the ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Collection in the city’s South Loop.

Kerasotes Showplace Theatres will expand its dominance of Northwest Indiana's movie scene Friday when it becomes the owner of the Merrillville 10 Theater.