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Chakeres Theatres is an active independent & family owned company since 1917. Founded by Chakeres brothers, Phil, Harry, Louis. They had immigrated to the United States from Greece years prior. Chakeres Theatres is the oldest independent film exhibitor in the Midwest, and at one time had upwards of 300 Theatres in the area consisting of Indoor Movie Theatres & Outdoor Drive-In Theaters. The company has withstood the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and Television.