The Cascade Drive-in left outdoor movie fans with a lifetime of memories.
During those first summer trips to the drive-in, a playground was the place to burn off some energy before the opening credits rolled and you hopped onto the hood of the family car with a carton of popcorn or a foil-wrapped burger.
Many of those kids grew up only to mourn the apparent demise of the Cascade until they were stunned by a plot twist: Last fall, the new owners of the North Avenue landmark teased a return of the shuttered ozoner.
The question now is how much longer until showtime?
Updated 1/25/2021 8:07 AM
Moviegoers are still waiting for the show to start at the beloved Cascade Drive-in, a shuttered theater in West Chicago trying to stage a comeback.
Almost four months after announcing plans for a second act, the property owner is now looking to reopen the drive-in this spring with its longtime proprietor. West Chicago s city council also has approved a zoning code request needed to bring back the outdoor cinema of yesteryear.
However, there are still a number of obstacles and costs, particularly with respect to infrastructure improvements, that impede the owner s ability to move forward with opening the Cascade Theater, an attorney for the land owner wrote in a letter to the city last week.