PLAY PINBALL IN ILLINOIS. HELP KEEP PINBALL ALIVE COMMERCIALLY!!!
Site last updated 12/23/2011
Help: I started this list together to assist individuals like myself for finding places to play pinball in the Chicagoland area but have been expanding it to include other cities in IL. There are other websites where you can get this information but this is also to list the places that have one or two machines that might not be known otherwise. Also the quality of the machines is described if gameplay is less than desired. Please refer to the establishments’ websites when applicable for the latest information. Please help me keep this information up to date. If the pin is working less than desired, please report to the establishment’s owner. I have found most are accommodating. Mail any updates to Doug at doug_gaming@yahoo.com or leave a comment here.
Make sure to support these establishments and thank them for having pinball.
Note: You should always call ahead if you plan on bringing children with you particularly if the establishment sells liquor.
This following site is another representation of the data in alphabetical order by machine and is publicly updatable and also includes a map with pincushion balloon marking the locations. I have however on this site included the yellow pages’ name for the establishment, additional machine and establishment information, and phone numbers here. www.pinballrebel.com Pinball rebel now has a GPS map with balloon markers for locations!
See pinballmap.com for a map application and smartphone apps for pinball locations throughout the US including Chicagoland.
If no comment exists next to the game then the condition of the game is unknown.
The intent of this effort is to keep interest in pinball alive commercially and to support the establishments below. To criticize an establishment for having a poorly maintained machine is never the intent of this owner of this website. I offer this material only for the owner’s benefit in help determining what needs to be fixed on a machine and also to help direct patrons to decide where to go.
Have fun!
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Chicago
I typically visit most locations in the suburbs and city on Xmas break and when I am in town except for the college campuses which tend to only be open when school is in session which might mean only weekdays. Any help for those places and those on this list which I have not been able to verify would be appreciated. Thanks!!!
Alcock’s Pub 12/21/10
411 S. Wells St
Iron Man (condition unknown)
Bad Apple, The 11/10/10
4300 N. Lincoln Ave
World Cup Soccer (condition unknown)
Beachwood Inn 01/08/11
1415 Wood St.
Stargate((we once lost our extra credits, so don’t put more than you need in. Table leans to the left very noticeably, but still playable. Right flipper sticks up on occasion; it will fix itself after a few seconds. Pretty fun table, you get a multiball on your first skillshot, and it’s very liberal with the ball saves.)
Blind Robin, The 01/03/11
853 N. Western Ave.
XFiles (condition unknown)
Bottom Lounge 12/05/10
1375 West Lake Street
Hours: Sun, Wed., Thurs. 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Fri., Sat. 11:30 AM – 2:00 AM Closed on Mon. and Tues. Volcano Room (2nd floor) opens at 6 PM. All games in good condition with their sound turned up.
Addams Family, The
Bobby Orr Power Play
Champion Pub
Creature from the Black Lagoon (has prototype software)
Gilligan’s Island
Seawitch (immaculate condition)
Car Care Specialist 10/12/10
2909 N Lincoln Ave
Waterworld (was turned off)
Chickpea Restaurant 11/29/10
2018 W. Chicago Ave
Genie (condition unknown)
Chuck E Cheese’s 10/11/10
5030 S. Kedzie
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
Club Belmont 11/19/10
7844 W. Belmont
Wheel of Fortune (condition unknown)
Club Foot 10/16/10
1824 W. Augusta
Evening hours after 8pm
(773)4890379
Goldeneye(condition unknown)
Cobra Lounge 11/19/10
235 N. Ashland
Junkyard (condition unknown)
Continental Lounge 10/22/10
2801 W. Chicago Ave
Big Guns (clean)
Delilah’s 10/16/10
2771 N Lincoln Avenue
(773) 472-2771
Funhouse (recently serviced)
DEPAUL STUDENT CNTR (LINCOLN PK LOCATION) 10/22/10
2250 N. SHEFFIELD (need confirmation)
773 325-7999 (Main Number)
Dracula (condition unknown)
Harley Davidson
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (condition unknown)
DEPAUL STUDENT CNTR DOWN TOWN LOCATION 10/16/10
773-325-7346 (need confirmation)
Attack From Mars (condition unknown)
Dragon Lady Lounge 10/21/10
3188 N. Elston
South Park (condition unknown)
Edison Park Inn 12/17/10
6715 N. Olmsted Ave
Wheel of Fortune (good condition, 75 cents per credit)
Empty Bottle 12/05/10
1035 N. Western
773 276-3600
(Music venue, 21+ only)
evening hours
World Poker Tour (playfield art completely worn off (grey playfield) other than that seems to working OK)
The Gingerman Tavern 12/18/10
3740 N. Clark
773 549-2050
12/08:
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (10/17/10: leans left, dirty playfield, else plays fine)
Goose Island Shrimp House 08/17/10
1011 W Division Street
312 642-3640
Batman, The Dark Knight (condition unknown, closed Mondays)
Grand Avenue Shrimp House 12/18/10
5358 W. Grand Ave
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (condition unknown)
Home Run Inn 09/27/11
4254 W 31st Street
773 247-9696
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
I.I.T. CAMPUS MC CORMICK CENTER
33rd S State Street (need confirmation, this data is very old)
Attack from Mars
Star Trek The Next Generation
Joe E’s Unforgettable Lounge 11/23/10
4206 W Irving Park
Elvis (sound low but plays like new)
Junior’s Sports Lounge 12/24/10
724 W. Maxwell St.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (condition unknown)
Lemming’s on Damen 10/18/11
1850 N. Damen
773 862-1688
White Water (game leans right)
Leona’s Restaurant 10/09/10
1936 W. Augusta Blvd
Indiana Jones (plays great)
Liars Club 08/18/10
1665 W. Fullerton
773 665-1110
Upstairs (open W-Sun only)
Lethal Weapon 3 (12/08: target of center bank half missing, right bank targets may not come up, else plays great)
KISS (12/09:down needs part, owner in search of good repairman)
Lincoln Square Lanes 08/18/10
4874 N. Lincoln
773 561-8191
Addams Family, The (plays great except vault no longer works). Owner very much into pinball.
Cyclone ( $0.25, some sound missing (e.g., when hit spook house target), comet and 3 light out)
Lincoln Tavern10/13/10
1858 W. Wabansia
Spider-Man (condition unknown)
Little Jim’s Tavern 08/17/10
3501 N Halsted Street
773 871-6116
Batman, The Dark Knight (condition unknown. Owner wanted me to list on this site that this is a “gay” bar)
Logan Hardware 09/18/11
2410 W. Fullerton
All games set to free play, must purchase $15 in music items to play games, has 40 arcade games also. Check hours before going.
Doctor Who
Last Action Hero (all machines well serviced)
Pinbot (well serviced)
Johnny Mnemonic (well serviced)
Time Warp
Martyr’s 08/17/10
3855 N. Lincoln
Evening hours
773 404-9494
Who’s Tommy Pinball Wizard, The (12/08:plays fine, very liberal tilt)
McKellins 10/07/11
2800 W Touhy
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
Nick’s Beer Garden 10/14/11
1516 N. Milwaukee Ave
Playboy (STERN, clean)
Old Town Ale House10/21/10
219 W. North Ave
Family Guy (condition unknown)
Peek Inn, The 11/04/11
2825 W. Irving Park Rd.
Playboy(STERN, condition unknown)
Piece Pizza and Brewery 12/22/10
1927 W. North Ave
Sopranos (condition unknown)
Rainbo Club 11/18/10
1150 N. Damen
773 489-5999
Harley Davidson (condition unknown)
Relish the Thought 8/17/10
3207 N Halsted Street
773 477-7190
Bad Cats (still playable for as old and rare as the game is. Fish Bon-us does not work, right flipper is weak that hard to get tiger ramp, worn playfield, top rollover bank missing)
Risque Cafe 12/18/10
3419 N Clark
Playboy (condition unknown)
Rocking Horse 08/17/10
2535 N Milwaukee Ave
773 486-0011
Addams Family, The (condition unknown)
Seven Ten 12/20/10
2747 N Lincoln Avenue
773 549-2695
Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street (turned off)
Sidekick’s Lounge 11/30/10
4424 West Montrose Ave
Harley-Davidson (3rd edition, works well and the sound is turned up)
Skylark Lounge 12/18/10
4007 W Ogden Ave
Demolition Man (was turned off)
Skylark Restaurant 08/17/10
2149 S. Halstead
312 948-5275
Evening hours after 4pm
World Poker Tour (condition unknown)
Sluggers World Class Sports Bar Inc 12/18/10
3540 N Clark Street
773 248-0055 (no answer, mailbox full per 08/17-18/10 phone query)
Dirty Harry (right flipper dead)
Fish Tales (condition unknown)
NFL? (Chicago Bears backglass, ball likes to get stuck at top of ramp, no tilt seems to be set, else Ok)
Sopranos (condition unknown)
Twilight Zone (Magnet in the power playfield not working, ball gets stuck there, else Ok)
Stella’s Sports Bar 11/22/10
935 N. Western Ave.
Guns n Roses (condition unknown)
Streetside Cafe 09/01/11
3201 W. Armitage
773 252-9700
Spider-Man (sound is set low, upper flipper sticks and can be weak at times; playfield is a little dirty; else OK)
Strictly Locals
4866 N. Clark
Space Mission(condition unknown)
Site is an art gallery, check hours before going
Sudz Laundromat 10/08/10
1425 W. Morse
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (condition unknown)
Ten Cat Tavern 09/01/11
3931 N Ashland Avenue
773 935-5377
Frank Thomas Big Hurt ( Clean, volume set low, was out of order. Has a few issues with balls getting stuck/lost under the playfield.)
Tales from the Crypt (slingshots not working; can see playfield better in the daylight; else OK)
The Flat Iron 10/22/10
1565 N. Milwaukee
WhoDunnit (condition unknown)
The Mutiny 10/12/10
2428 N. Western
Batman, The Dark Knight (condition unknown)
Timber Lanes 07/14/10
1851 Irving Park
773 549-9770
Pirates of the Caribbean (display and autolaunch both dead)
UIC BOWLING LANES12/24/10
750 S. Halsted St
312-413-5170
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (no sound or RPG else ok)
Waveland Bowl 09/01/11
3700 N. Western
773 472-5900
Elvira and the Party Monsters (was turned off)
Revenge From Mars (working again, seems to work fine)
Whirly Ball 12/03/10
1880 W Fullerton
Nascar (autolauncher weak else fine, tokens)
Woodlawn Tap 12/05/10
1172 E 55th Street
Elvis (condition unknown)
Chicago Suburbs
Addison
Stardust Bowl 11/20/11
37 E Lorraine Avenue # 1
630 833-1040
Theater of Magic (right flipper getting weak, other than that plays well)
Algonquin
No Limit Arcade 11/08/11
2719 Algonquin Road
Fish Tales (condition unknown)
Johnny Mnemonic (condition unknown)
Theater of Magic (condition unknown)
Arlington Heights
Beverly Lanes 12/09/10
8 S. Beverly Ln
Godzilla (turned off, both flippers dead unplayable for now)
Sports Page Bar, The 11/18/10
1330 East Rand Road
South Park (condition unknown)
Batavia
Chuck E Cheese’s 08/18/10
511 N Randall Road
630-482-2374
Pirates of the Caribbean(condition unknown).
Funway Ultimate Entertainment Center 08/06/11
www.funwaybatavia.com
1335 S River St
630 879-8717
Games work on tokens
Pirates of the Caribbean (dirty else plays fine)
Space Jam (was not releaing balls into launcher)
Vendor (site’s games)
Bensenville/Deer Park
Century 16 Deer Park Center 11/04/11
21600 W Field Parkway
847 438 8518
Games are inside paying area but you can sign your name on sheet with ticket taker to play the games. Tokens only.
Rolling Stones (weak flippers)
Berwyn
Cigars and Stripes 11/02/10
6715 W Ogden
Monster Bash (condition unknown)
Mr. Submarine 12/17/10
6341 W. 26th Street
Junkyard (condition unknown)
World’s Largest Laundromat 12/17/10
6246 W. Cermak
Iron Man (condition unknown)
Bloomingdale 08/17/10
Century Theatres at Stratford
804 Stratford Square Mall
630 893-0271
Tokens only. Games are outside paid ticket area.
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
Spider-Man (condition unknown)
Bolingbrook
Tailgaters11/25/11
431 West Boughton Road
630 679-1992
Sopranos (left flipper was dying at times, safe hits were not always registering, I tripped the vulgar version at it started saying f*** with each switch hit (vendor was called as lots of parents bring their kids in) vendor tries to keep shape or changes game out)
Bridgeview
Sinbad’s Castle 09/24/11
9010-12 S Harlem
708 430-4806
As of 10/08:
Most machines are only $0.25 which compensate for some of their fair and poor shape. Also many of the tilts seem like they are turned off. Assume same games are there. Need confirmation on and on quality of machines.
Apollo 13 (no DMD, 25 cent play) 10/08/10
Cue Ball Wizard (plays ok but not sure if target above 8-ball is registering, low incline-slow ball speed)
Guns n Roses (out of order, machine play is slower than normal as front legs are adjusted higher)
Jurassic Park (low sound, T-Rex does not eat ball)
NBA Fastbreak (H curved metal sometimes does not completely set so can result in stuck ball under metal)
Pinbot (condition unknown)
Road Show(play is slow but works well)
Star Wars Trilogy (out of order)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Tilts to the right making for easy right outlane drains, no DMD else ok)
Brookfield
Brixie’s Saloon 10/17/11
9526 Ogden Avenue
708 387-0050
Owner is very much into pinball. Serviceman was there in 12/09 when I was there so expect machines to work well.
Indiana Jones, The Pinball Adventure (Clean and Plays Well; 75 cents a credit or 3/$2)
Medieval Madness (Clean and Plays well; 75 cents a credit or 3/$2)
Tron Legacy (New machine with shaker; $1/credit or $5/6 credits)
Galloping Ghost Arcade 12/08/11
9415 Ogden Ave
(I was told by recent visitor that pins are located in another building to be open to the public soon.)
Black Knight (working)
Flash (6/1; In project status; power is goofed up)
Funhouse (working, needs a cleaning soon)
Gorgar (sound can be flaky)
Millionaire (working)
Sea Devil (nice 1970′s torpedo type EM arcade game with electronic sound; plays nice)
Twilight Zone ( working; plays nice)
All games set to free play. Must pay $15 to play games. Has many video arcade games as well. See website www.gallopingghostarcade.comfor more info.
Carol Stream
Brunswick Zone11/05/10
170 W. North Ave
630 682 0150
South Park (left flipper broken token play,)
Junk Yard (3/10: token play, right flipper did not retract after a couple minutes of play, rolling black lines in DMD else everything else that I could play/reach seemed to work)
Carpenterville
Washmaster Laundry 12/13/10
150 JF Kennedy Dr. #24
South Park (condition unknown)
Striker Xtreme (condition unknown)
Countryside
Harry’s Sports Bar 12/19/10
9901 W 55th Street
World Poker Tour (great shape but not level)
Rolling Lanes 11/05/10
6301 Joliet Rd
Apollo 13 (condition unknown, “We’re going to the moon Jim!”)
No Fear (condition unknown)
Crestwood
Hollywood Fun Park 09/24/11
5051 Cal – Sag road
Indiana Jones ( on 1st floor, Clean and plays well; the temple of doom captive ball area is stuck in the down position; cannot play that part of game)
Iron Man(looks and plays like new; has LED playfield lights)
South Park (condition unknown)
Darien
Chuck E Cheese 12/23/11
7409 Cass Avenue
630 964-0740
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (lit lock shot wasn’t capturing ball in tray so lock was not recording else plays and looks fine. Ticket for 150 coupons given so game above certain score, 1 quarter)
Q Billiards and Sports Bar 08/17/10
8109 S. Cass Avenue
630 241 0970
open at 3pm during the week
Revenge From Mars (condition unknown)
Des Plaines
River Rand Bowl 11/18/10
191 N. River Road
847 299-1001
Fish Tales(out of order / balls stuck in reel game is fairly dirty)
Vendor:?
Downers Grove
Tivoli Bowling Lanes 10/18/10
http://www.tivolibowl.com
938 Warren Avenue
630 969-0660
Monopoly (condition unknown)
Pirates of the Caribbean (12/09:cannot put quarters in right coin mech, all lights out on playfield, ship hits do not register else everything else seems to work
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (12/09:right flipper is very weak and practically unplayable else as best I could play things seem to work)
Elgin
Dutch Inn West 11/02/10
2288 Foothill Rd
Theater of Magic (clean and plays well)
847 888 9560
Elgin Community College 11/10
Student Life
1700 Spartan Dr
847 697-1000 x7370. Closed on Sundays; not sure about saturdays
Director of Student Life said these games are really for the students of the college and would not provide me an updated list of games there. The following was the list as of May ’07.
Junkyard
Shadow, The
Terminator 2
Theatre of Magic
Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Bowl
53 S. Arlington
CSI (low sound else ok)
Real Time Sports 08/17/10
www.realtimesportsbar.com
1120 W Devon Avenue
847 534-5000
Iron Man
Evanston
Century Theatres 07/14/10
http://www.centurytheatres.com
1715 Maple Ave
847 491 9751
Ripley’s Believe It or Not (turned off and unplugged)
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (eats coins with no credit)
Firehouse Grill 10/13/10
750 Chicago Ave
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley’s, condition unknown)
Little Island Inc 11/12/10
2600 Crawford Avenue
847 866-7670
South Park (condition unknown)
Fox River Grove
King-Pin Lanes 11/18/10
418 Lincoln Ave
Attack From Mars (condition unknown)
Monopoly(still there?)
Roadshow (game just installed. was a home use game that has been recently shopped out. In great condition)
Glenview
Hackney’s on Lake 08/17/10
http://www.hackneysonlake.com
1514 E Lake Avenue
847 724-7171
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
Hickory Hills
Pgn Jump n’ Fun Entertainment 08/17/10
8125 W 95th Street
708 599-6100
Medieval Madness (Shopped 12/08 and plugs pulled. For sale, not for play $6500)
Huntley
Pinball World Life Headquarters 12/29/10
www.pinballlife.com
11930 Oak Creek Pkwy
Big Strike
Earthshaker
Godzilla
Iron Man
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings
Nascar
Pirates of the Caribbean
Shadow, The
Island Lake
Fan Club, The (formerly Mother Murphy’s) 08/17/10
213 E State Road
847 526-8800
Elvis (condition unknown)
Joliet
Chuck E. Cheese’s 12/21/09
3250 Chicagoland Circle
815 267 3676 (reorder 8/18/10 query)
Simpsons Pinball Party (plays great; high score wins coupon for tickets)
Cinemark – Louis Joliet Mall 01/10
3340 Mall Loop Drive
need phone number
Batman, The Dark Knight (worked great and can hear it, tokens only)
Lake Villa
Nutties 12/29/10
65 W Grand Ave
Addams Family, The (replay at 83M, stingy on match)
Lemont
Capone’s Restaurant and Pizzeria 11/12/10
105 W. St. Charles Road
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
LincolnShire
Par-King Skill Golf8/17/10
Open Mid-April until the fall?
21711 N Milwaukee Ave
847 634 0333
Starship Troopers (07/09:Loses track of balls, brain bug broken)
Lincolnwood
Novelty Golf09/24/11
3650 W. Devon
847 679-9434
(Open beginning of April through Columbus Day)
Attack from Mars (ball will not lock; lights fixed)
Dr Dude (This game is ridiculously tilted. It’s not even fair to play it with how tilted it is.)
Theater of Magic (magnet on trunk will not capture 3rd ball for multiball,)
World Cup Soccer (dirty playfield but works fine; trophy magnet (on left ramp) seems to not be working; cannot lock balls)
Lisle
Lisle Lanes 02/05/11
on Rt53 by Odgen Ave
Corvette (Lower right flip double kicks and the upper left flip double kicks as well.)
Lockport
State Street Restaurant 08/17/10
1118 S State Street
815 838-9116
Dirty Harry (11/08: Ball search has to find ball in drain or warehouse, left sling dead or pops on its own, top upper flip weakm hard to make ramp, ramp skill shot sometimes lets ball go to top rollovers and not give a chance to hit ball, multiball did not start even though warehouse entered, HQ light out, Magna did not register)
Road Show (11/08: left plunger broken and ball stuck there, piece of left inlane missing so ball in left ramp falls into outlane)
Terminator 2 (11/08: no sound, skill shot not register, lock and rigt orbit lights out, leans right, auto launch during multiball does not work)
Lombard
Capone’s Restaurant and Pizzeria 11/12/10
105 W. St Charles Road
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
Whirly Ball 12/10/10
http://www.whirlyball.com
800 E Roosevelt Road
630 932-4827
Rollercoaster Tycoon(Backglass light out else ok)
Lyons
Forest Lanes 10/20/10
7700 W. 47th St
Fish Tales (condition unknown)
McCook
Max McCook Athletic and Exposition 09/24/11
4750 S. Vernon Ave.
708 485 9900
http://www.max-mccook.com/soccer.htm
Circus Voltaire (1/7/11 upstairs, playfield slightly not level, balls like to get stuck at top magnet (upper right) and upper saucer area (upper left), other than that plays good. 9/22/11 game out of order)
Johnny Mnemonic (not accepting quarters; game area is dark; building lights turned off; place is being renovated)
McHenry
Bacci Pizzaria 12/21/10
4405 W. Elm St
CSI (condition unknown)
Wheel of Fortune (11/05/10condition unknown – still there?)
Ye Olde Corner Tap 12/17/10
3901 Main St.
Addams Family, The (condition unknown)
Morton Grove
Bringer Inn 10/24/10
6230 Lincoln Avenue
847 965-0150
Sopranos (10/08: Excellent shape. Owner says this establishment has “always had a pinball machine”))
Rivals Sports Bar 11/18/10
9001 Waukegan Road
847 581-1888 not inservice
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
Mount Prospect
Photos Hot Dogs 12/23/10
1706 E. Kensington Rd
Corvette (left flipper very weak)
Naperville, IL
Brunswick Zone 11/25/11
1515 W Aurora Ave
630 355 7622
Must purchase chips to play.
Lord of the Rings (left flipper is slightly retracted so can’t make ring shot with it, right flipper too weak to make ring or tower by left orbit, I started a game multiball with golem and it seemed like the multiball went on forever (keep releasing balls after drains))
Viper Night Drivin’ (played fine; the right flipper could be better but the game works better than expected)
Cyber Space Lazer Tag 12/21/09
24125 111th Street
630 922-2700
Congo (left outlane kicker does not kick during normal play but seemed to have worked during multiball, some lights out (e.g., for skill shot) great otherwise, machine in dark area so hard to see)
NBA Fastbreak (tokens, ping pong ball missing in top cabinet, DMD fair, no plastic defender, else all features working)
No Fear (for sale, $1500 turned off. On 12/08 here were the last known conditions: top flipper out, left flipper weak, no Multiball, kickback light out
Star Wars Episode I (left flipper plays extended (won’t fully retract) otherwise plays fine)
Manager mentioned he and his sons would fix the games during Xmas 09 break.
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria 11/25/11
www.loumalnatis.com
131 W Jefferson Avenue # 123
630 717-0700
Monster Bash (right bride ramp, left two top rollovers not register, frankenstein bank does not lower after completing frankenstein so no multiball, dracula moves slow when he comes out, one drac target may not be registering, many bulbs out, poor repair record)
Niles
Replay 11/18/10
(in the Golf Mill Centre)
239 Golf Mill Centre
847 824 6160 disconnected
Many of the machines were for sale in 2008. The web page administrator has never been here yet but recent updates to www.pinballrebel.com has shown that many of these games need serious repair.
Getaway: High Speed II, The (plays ok)
No Fear (plays ok)
Space Jam (game does ball search at multiball and ends game)
Terminator 2 (condition unknown)
The Machine: Bride of Pinbot (condition unknown)
World Cup Soccer (needs service badly)
Vendor: ?
Northbrook
Nickel City 11/18/10
www.nickelcitygames.com
555 Waukegan Rd
847 559-8727
Austin Powers (nickel game (3), $2 entry fee. Owner is very pin-savvy, kept in service)
Palatine
Lamplighter Inn 11/08/11
60 N Bothwell Street
847 991-2420
Medieval Madness (Playable but needs service. Lots of bulbs out, one of the top rollovers did not work, tilt is off, no sound, no drawbridge or castle gate, one troll is dead, and it needs leveled.)
Route 62 Wash and Lube 12/27/09
1570 W Algonquin Rd
847 776 6780 (no answer two evening queries 8/17-8/18)
Checkpoint (condition unknown)
Plainfield
Nabby’s Restaurant & Catering 08/18/10
14802 N Michigan Street
815 436-7502
Scared Stiff(12/09: direct crate hits don’t register (use 1 and 2 targets) rightmost deadhead rollover not register, center deadhead light dim, right flipper is slightly extended, slow right ramp shot can get ball stuck at top of ramp above top rollover by hanging wire, crate jackpot not always award, humming noise coming from machine when ball kicked out from coffin, else plays great, all features work)
Prospect Heights
Rocky’ Vander’s Cafe 11/18/10
698 North Milwaukee Avenue
Lord of the Rings (no game was here in mid oct. Owner says game is out for repair and will return.)
Round Lake Beach
Buffalo Wild Wings 11/18/10
500 E Rollins Rd
Addams Family, The (condition unknown)
Rochelle
T-Byrd Lanes 10/13/10
1172 Lincoln Highway
Family Guy (condition unknown)
Schaumburg
Gameworks 11/22/11
www.gameworks.com Note: Gameworks are located throughout United States and each has a couple pinball machines.
601 N Martingale Rd
(847) 330-9675
24 (5/11: Clean and Plays well; sound is turned up now so you can hear it)
Family Guy(Right flipper stopped working, plunger chute missing gate so balls can enter back in,no match end of game)
Iron Man(plays well, no match)
Sopranos (06/11: It’s Back, but I don’t know if it will stay in the rotation)
Transformers(Screws loose on playfield, if you lock 3 balls it thinks it’s missing a ball and goes into diagnostics, randomly stopping the flippers from working)
Skokie
Herm’s Hotdog Palace 08/17/10
3406 Dempster Street
847 673-9757
Theatre of Magic(condition unknown)
Spring Grove
Tammy’s Pizza and Pasta 12/21/10
6817 State Park Road
Indiana Jones (condition unknown)
St. Charles
Pheasant Run Resort 08/18/10
http://www.pheasantrun.com
4051 E Main St
630 584-6300
Creature From the Black Lagoon (game room being renovated; game will be back soon. Has been shopped. Call ahead; the “game room” may be booked with a private party.)
Summit
Fleetwood Roller Rink 10/14/10
7231 W. Archer
Spider-Man (condition unknown)
Only open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Evenings for complete hours check website
Vernon Hills
Brunswick Zone 11/18/10
316 Center Drive
Austin Powers (has trouble with the laser/DMD says coil needs repair may have to wait a minute or two for ball to return to play)
Chuck E. Cheese 08/17/10
700 N Milwaukee Avenue # 134
847 327 9340
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (10/08: bumpers fairly dead, locked ball did not stay in plastic black tray, Bart skateboard not hittable, dirty playfield)
Villa Park
Nutties 11/18/10
65 W Grand Ave
Addams Famly, The (condition unknown)
Odeum’s Soup Salad & Subs 12/11/10
1033 N Villa Ave
Circus Voltaire (location in gameroom May hold special events that require admission. Check in advance)
Striker Extreme (condition unknown)
Safari Land 09/24/11
http://www.safarilandfun.com/index.html
701 W. North Avenue
Tel: (630) 530-4649
Fax: (630) 530-7539
Lord of the Rings (9/22/11: plays very well, few bulbs out – no direct balrog hits)
Monopoly (Flippers fixed; ball tends to get stuck up around the bank; can nudge it loose without tilting.; else in pretty good condition)
Revenge from Mars (plays fine, a bit left-sloped, left flipper a little weak)
Super Mario Brothers: Mushroom World (This game is located in the “kids” section around the Basketball games are. It’s not by the other pinballs.)
Warrenville
Average Joe’s 11/20/10
3S071 State Route 59
Batman The Dark Knight (condition unknown)
Star Wars Episode I (condition unknown – may soon be sent to Brixie’s Saloon in Brookfield in exchange for a Scared Stiff)
On the Rocks 12/21/10
3 S071 State Route 59
Batman, The Dark Knight (clean and plays well)
Waukegan
Brunswick Zone 11/24/10
631 Lakehurst Rd
Corvette (condition unknown)
West Dundee
Maxwell’s Hot Dogs10/27/10
551 S. 8th Street
847 551-8888
No Fear (game leans to left and has a broken drop target)
Wheaton
Wheaton Bowl 07/17/11
2031 N. Gary Ave
630 668 4102
All games play fairly well.
Junk Yard- (seems worn, DMD is bad)
Monopoly-(Plays well, everything works)
Roller Coaster Tycoon-(Plays well, decent shape)
Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines (ball capture working, DMD a bit off)
Willow Springs
Ashbury Coffee House 11/18/10
8695 Archer Ave
Elvis (condition unknown)
Winfield
Tony’s Steamers 06/18/10
27W213 Geneva Road
630 665 2050
Star Wars Episode I (Plays great)
Wood Dale
Wood Dale Bowl 08/17/10
http://www.wooddalebowl.com
155 W Irving Park
630 766 6800
RoadShow (great shape)
Woodridge
AMC Woodridge 18 12/26/10
10000 Woodward Ave
630-972-1640
Game is located outside the paying ticket area
Pirates of the Caribbean (center saucer weak so sometimes awards the saucer award after falling back into the hole but other than that clean and still plays great – been there for at least 2 years, works on tokens. Suspect that since new POTC movie coming in May 2011 that will stay there a while yet.)
Other cities
Bloomington
Carmike Palace Cinema 10 12/22/09
415 Detroit Drive
309 661-2452
Monster Bash (5/09: working well)
Chicago Style Pizzeria 12/26/09
1500 East Empire Street
309 663-9566
Twilight Zone (condition unknown)
Chuck E Cheese 12/27/09
1701 E Empire Street
309 663 4486
Pirates of the Caribbean (condition unknown)
Gradys Family Fun Park 11/09/10
1501 Morrissey Drive
309 662-3332
seasonal hours during warm weather
Shrek (condition unknown in tickets-arcade building)
Illinois Brewing Co12/22/09
http://www.illinoisbrewing.com
102 N Center
309 829-2805
Medieval Madness (condition unknown)
Scared Stiff (condition unknown)
Parkway Cinemas Theaters 12/22/09
2103 N Veterans Pkwy
309 661-9114
Revenge From Mars (condition unknown)
Carbondale
Italian Village 12/22/09
http://www.italianvillagecarbondale.com/
405 S Washington
Sharkey’s Shootout (condition unknown)
618 457-0212
Laundry World 12/27/09
601 South University Avenue
618 529 3930
NBA Fastbreak (condition unknown)
SIU Student Center 12/22/09
807 S University Avenue
618 453-2803
Indiana Jones (condition unknown)
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (condition unknown)
Star Wars Episode I (condition unknown)
Times Square 12/22/09
1225 E. Main St
618 457-8940
Fish Tales (ok 1/07)
Terminator 2 (good 1/07, for sale)
World Cup Soccer (1/07, display not working)
Champaign
Esquire Lounge 12/22/09
www.esquirelounge.com
106 N Walnut Street
217 398-5858
Congo (condition unknown)
Illini Inn 12/22/09
901 South 4th Street
217 344-0156
World Cup Soccer (condition unknown)
Starcrest Cleaners 12/22/09
202 S Country Fair Drive
217 355-8284
South Park (condition unknown)
Western Bowl Inc 12/27/09
www.westernbowl.org
917 Francis Drive
217 359-1678
South Park (condition unknown)
Danville
Illini Skateland 12/26/09
www.illiniskateland.com
8 Brewer Rd
217 442-3340
Dirty Harry (condition unknown)
Dekalb
Star Worlds Arcade 08/27/11
1234 E. Lincoln Highway
815 787-4599
Note: the web page administrator has never been there but when talking on the phone to the owners, they sound like they are very serious in keeping pins in good shape. This is demonstrated by their quick rotating of games out when informed of things that need repair. Thank you!
Caveman (up and working)
Fire! (Champagne Edition)
Hook (lighting repaired, good condition)
Jet Spin (EM game)
Super Mario Bros. Mushroomworld
Harvard
Airport Road Car Wash 12/12/10
110 Airport Road
Hook (condition unknown)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (condition unknown)
Johnsburg
Pizza House 10/19/10
4216 N Johnsburg Rd
Addams Family, The (condition unknown)
Marseilles
Mrs T’s 01/04/10
210 Commercial Street
815 795-6247
Roller Coaster Tycoon (volume low but plays well, few lights out but none out for goals. 50 cents a play, 21 and over only!!)
McClean
America’s Playable Arcade Museum 10/04/11
Retro-80′s arcade
www.vintagevideogames.com
107 N Hamiltion Street
Black Knight 2000 (1/29/11 Very good condition, 5 balls per game)
Mystery Castle (good, flippers need a little work (as of 09/17/11))
Red and Ted’s Road Show (01/11 Very good condition)
Shadow
Target Alpha (01/11:Very good condition)
Addams Family, The (01/11:Very good condition)
White Water (02/11 Excellent condition)
Moline
Bent River Brewing Company 10/01/10
1413-5th Ave
309 797 2722
used to do pinball tournaments, has a rotation of 2-3 tables. Assumed good condition because of this.
Pirates of the Caribbean
South Park
The Flintstones
Quad City Internation Airport 04/21/10
220 69th Ave
Attack from Mars (condition unknown)
Demolition Man (condition unknown)
Normal
Godfather’s Pizza 03/27/10
1540 E College Ave # 1
Shrek (working well)
309 452-4466
ISU Bowling and Billiards Center 7/01/10
Locust St. at Normal Ave
Family Guy (condition unknown)
Micheleo’s Pizza 12/26/09
116 West North Street
309-452-1141
Champion Pub (condition unknown)
Pizza Hut 08/31/10
1601 E College Ave
309 888-4911
Roadshow (other than one dead sling, working well)
Ottawa
Obee’s Soup Salad & Subs 12/26/09
816 La Salle Street
815 433-4805
Monopoly (condition unknown)
Peoria/Bartonville
Chuck E. Cheese 12/26/09
2601 W. Lake Ave
309 688-2874
RollerCoaster Tycoon (1-25cent Token per play, no match, no free game score, good game)
Crystal Clean Laundromat 04/17/10
3717 N Sterling Ave
309 685-0822
Ripley’s Believe it or Not (Not level-Balls get stuck-Easy tilt)
Hangar Too, The 08/17/10
6100 W Everett M Dirksen Parkway
Inside the Greater Peoria Airport
Attack from Mars (clean and playing well)
Pizza Hut 12/26/09
1351 W. Garfield Ave
309 697-8787
Junkyard (condition unknown)
Pizza Inn 05/08/10
3821 Sterling Ave
309 682-3722
Batman The Dark Knight (difficult ramp)
Peru
Illinois Valley Super Bowl 10/13/10
4242 Mahoney Dr.
815 223-5085
Game Show (Bally, condition unknown)
Quincy 12/30/10
Going Bonkers
www.goingbonkers.com
229 N 48th Street
217 223 6331
Roller Coaster Tycoon (still there; 12/08 status:Tokens, map scoop not reward, map/food stand needs ball search to find which results in multiball playing one ball while other balls can be stuck in food stand, dirty playfield, else everything seems to be working).
Savoy
Old Orchard Links, Inc. 12/26/09
907 North Dunlap Avenue
217 378-4653, seasonal warm-weather hours only
South Park (condition unknown)
South Roxana
CP Pinball 09/18/11
www.cppinball.com
115 Sinclair Ave
618-251-6337
80 plus pins on free play $10.00 admission. St. Louis Area. All games excellent shape.
Urbana
Canopy Club 04/02/09
708 S. Goodwin Ave
217 367-3140
Monopoly (condition unknown)
Illini Union 9/30/08
1401 West Green Street
217 333-0161
Dirty Harry (condition unknown)
Monopoly (good condition) 04/02/09
TJ’s Laundry Service 4/02/09
1502 N. Cunningham Avenue
no phone
Dirty Harry (Upper flipper very weak)
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Leagues:
There is the Chicago Pinball League that many professionals play in people’s homes with their private collections.
Also see www.pinballmafia.net
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Other sites
Here is another useful link
http://www.pinballrebel.com I try to keep this site in sync. There are some locations like those on college campuses that I did not track down. Also if the location did not answer, I did not repeatedly try. There are also places that had pinball but I can no longer find a yellow page location. Also I carried over comments that were there before if the machine is still there. Anyone can update the site. Feel free to make changes to it.
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