Willow Creek Theatre

360 S. Creekside Drive,
Palatine, IL 60067

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on October 6, 2025 at 3:07 am

Opened on October 14, 1970 with the Midwest Premiere of “Borsalino”. It appears that it was closed on August 13, 1984 with “The Philadelphia Experiment” in Screen 1 and “The Muppets Take Manhattan” in Screen 2.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 11, 2016 at 4:02 pm

December 17th, 1982 Grand opening ad as an twin cinema in the photo section.

Broan
Broan on October 14, 2013 at 11:03 pm

Robert Babbin was architect.

Tim O'Neill
Tim O'Neill on October 14, 2013 at 6:58 am

The M&R Willow Creek Theatres was indeed open much later than 1980. I saw TENDER MERCIES there in 1983.

Broan
Broan on October 14, 2013 at 5:25 am

This was a Lubliner theater originally.

rivest266
rivest266 on June 23, 2012 at 11:03 pm

October 16th, 1970 grand opening ad posted here.

Broan
Broan on August 2, 2011 at 4:31 pm

Dates must be wrong, Willow Creek was split into 2 screens in December 1982

KenC
KenC on March 17, 2010 at 3:36 am

The Willow Creek opened on Wednesday, October 14, 1970. “BORSALINO” starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, was the premiere attraction.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 4, 2007 at 7:22 am

There was a small photo of the theater in the Daily Herald on 8/31/81:
http://tinyurl.com/2l9kqo

Broan
Broan on July 9, 2005 at 3:25 pm

http://www.cotillionbanquets.com/home3.htm is the website for the banquet hall