Local holiday festival company leaves trail of lawsuits and unpaid bi…

A company that claims to bring cheer to holiday families across the Chicago area has a dark side behind their image, several lawsuits allege.

Amaze Light Festival, a company that puts on dazzling light shows around the Chicago area, has left a trail of unpaid debts and lawsuits, devastating community members in its wake.

One of those community members is Kim Scerine, who has ran the nonprofit dance troop “On Broadway Dancers” based in Coal City for more than 30 years.

Three times a night during last holiday season, Scerine’s dance troop performed for crowds at the Amaze Light festival in Tinley Park.

“Many of my dancers gave up their winter jobs so that they could do this. We also left school early many times. We were 45 minutes away from the venue,” Scerine told NBC Chicago.

But a year later, the dance troop is still waiting for…