Blue Island family overcomes illness and carjacked food truck to bring Paradise to Palos bowling alley

Blue Island family overcomes illness and carjacked food truck to bring Paradise to Palos bowling alley

Not one to easily give up, Sara Tanner has built a successful ice cream and snack shop business in the south suburbs despite significant illness and financial challenges. Tanner and her husband, Sam, with the help of their six kids and other relatives, manage Paradise Sweets and Eats at Palos Lanes. They feel like they’ve finally come home. But it wasn’t easy getting there. Back in 2000, when Tanner was a stay-at-home mom, her mother owned an ic…