Nine years ago, Rebecca and Henry Kephart fell in love over pinball machines. “One of our dates was, we went and played pinball, and he beat me. No one’s ever beaten me at pinball, so I decided I ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Chicago has had a ...

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 ...

Vaughn Jordan doesn’t have childhood memories of playing pinball, pumping quarters into a machine at an arcade or some random 7-Eleven. His entry into pinball was much more recent, during the pandemic ...

Inside the basement, spaceship-themed Galactix arcade in Astoria, visitors will find several games that come with a bit of local lore. Players can try Polybius, inspired by the urban legend about a ...

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 ...

The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on ...

After six decades of prohibition, it is legal once again to play pinball in a Montreal bar. Since it opened in 2015, North Star — a pinball-themed bar on St-Laurent Boulevard — has been operating in a ...