Black Panther Returns To Theaters: See It Free In Illinois

ACROSS ILLINOIS — Black Panther, the groundbreaking superhero movie nominated for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, is returning to the big screen for the first week of February to celebrate Black History Month.

The movie will return to 250 participating AMC theaters and tickets are free of cost, The Walt Disney Company announced in a press release. At each participating theater, there will be two showings per day between Feb. 1-7.

The Walt Disney Company will also give a $1.5 million grant to support the United College Negro Fund, the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization.

Black Panther will be returning to the following AMC theaters in Illinois:

• Champaign: AMC Champaign 13
• Chicago: AMC Ford City 14; AMC River East 21
• Cicero: AMC Cicero 14
• Crestwood: AMC Crestwood 18
• Edwardsville: AMC Edwardsville 12
• Hodgkins: AMC Quarry 14
• Lombard: AMC Yorktown 18
• Naperville: AMC Naperville 16
• Peoria: AMC Grand Prairie 18
• Rockford: AMC Rockford 16
• Rosemont: AMC Rosemont 18
• Schaumburg: AMC Streets of Woodfield 20
• Skokie: AMC Village Crossing 18
• South Barrington: AMC South Barrington 24

You can check ticket availability and click “book now” at the link above to reserve tickets. Once all tickets are claimed, a limited waiting list will open up before a show is shown as being “fully booked.”

Overall, Black Panther has picked up seven Oscar nominations. At the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the movie received two awards, including outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.

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