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Vol. 31 No.24
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June 14, 2017
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Movie theater could open in N. Lawndale this summer The old ICE Lawndale 10 building could be showing movies again under new ownership By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
For the past four years, the former ICE Lawndale 10 movie theater, 3330 W Roosevelt Rd., has been empty. If people who live in North Lawndale and East and West Garfield Parks want to see a movie, they either have to go to Galewood’s AMC Classic Galewood Crossings 14, Cicero’s AMC Showplace Cicero 14, or head to the Loop. Now, the recently formed Cinemas Entertainment LLC is looking to reopen the space. The company already owns a movie theater in Indiana and it is looking to expand in Illinois. According to Ald. Michael Scott (24th), the facility will be a family-friendly venue with some kind of a dining component. According to Cinema Treasures, a website that catalogues information about movie theaters past and present, North Lawndale had 13 movie theaters throughout its history. All of them are currently closed and many of the buildings have been demolished. ICE Lawndale 10 was the newest theater See MOVIE THEATER on page 10
WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer
DRESSED TO THE NINES: Jada Roberson high fives her prom date, Anthony Dawson, as they get ready to head out to prom. Tanaya Butler, who was shot last year, during her June 9 sendoff. Right, Derrick Shavers and his date, Deangel Groves, pose before heading out to prom.
A year after getting shot, a West Side teen conquers prom Last April, Tanaya Butler was shot in the spine and left arm before
By LEE EDWARDS Contributing Reporter
Michele Clark High School senior Tanaya Butler may not have lived to see prom. On April 24, 2016, Butler was one of 43 people shot over a weekend that included six fatalities, according to an NBC 5 Chicago report.
The West Side teenager said the bullets struck her spine and left arm, causing nerve damage to the left side of her body. She was left partially paralyzed and temporarily blind. “It was a scary time for me because I didn’t know if I would walk again, I didn’t know if I would be able to do the things I used to do when I was walking,” said Butler.
She had to learn basic skills all over again. The first time since her shooting that she walked more than 300 feet was considered a milestone. She reached higher plateaus, like regaining the ability to dance — one of her life’s passions.
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