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Antioch, IL: Antioch Theatre Reopens After Renovations

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2015 and updated on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 5:23 PM

The Antioch Theatre in Antioch, Illinois reopened today, February 27, 2015 after an extensive renovation project was completed by the theater's new owner. It was previously known as the C You at the Movies - Antioch Downtown.

The Daily Herald published an article about the theater's reopening recently, which included an interview with owner Tim Downey:

Such sentiment has sustained Downey through what has become a challenging project.

"I love it. I get overwhelmed with emotion how much this means to the community," said Downey, who has owned and operated the Something Sweet store nearby for about seven years. "The heart and the emotion and the commitment the community has to this theater is overwhelming."

Downey is a self-described "real estate guy" who, for most of his career, was hired by "small towns like this" to help revitalize their downtowns. He said he knew the theater was in trouble and spent a year determining how to make a revamp economically viable. Deferred maintenance and outdated technology contributed to its closing last May.

It is the first project of its type for Downey, who has $300,000 invested in it.

"I hope I'm right," he said.

Click the Read link below to view the full article.

The community has a stake in the theater's success as well. The article mentions that a campaign raised money from the public to buy Digital Cinema Projection systems , corporate sponsors donated $150,000, and the village provided a low-interest loan of $200,000 that the theater is paying back with every ticket sold.

To see what's playing and when, please visit the Showtimes page for the Antioch Theatre!



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