Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude Stein’s ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. There are certain inalienable facts about Stern’s new pinball machines. New machines will be based on a license ...

Chicago — Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude ...

Pinball has a history that stretches back to France in the 1600s. Over the centuries, the game has certainly evolved, but at the end of the day, the mechanics and gameplay remain largely the same. You ...

We’ve all read about declining artistic standards within the pinball industry. I.P. licensing is partly to blame: “Star Trek,” the band Kiss, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”—these big names dominate ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Pinball is a nostalgic arcade game played all over the world. But the standard design of most machines makes it difficult, if not impossible, for people with ...

Santo Cordero smooths decals on the cabinets of pinball machines at the Stern Pinball Factory in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, on Feb. 22, 2024. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS CHICAGO — Due ...

It’s deceptively simple. Pull the plunger by its flying-saucer-shaped handle, and hear that satisfying clack. Watch the silver marble roll around the playfield, and wing it with your flippers. Come up ...

Open secrets are as common in pinball as, well, pinball machines based on ’80s movies. The latest example: Spooky Pinball has confirmed that they’re working on a Beetlejuice game—something that’s been ...

He said people in Oklahoma like NASCAR, so that machine does well here. KISS? The band has a big following. The KISS pinball machine plays eight songs, and you can change songs by hitting a button.