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.

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