As pinball has evolved, it has gone from a simple gravity based game to an electromechanical one. As the 20th century came to a close, pinball games added digital elements as well, matrix displays ...

Colorado artist William Manke in his wood shop with one of his Boxwood Pinball machines. William Manke calls himself a “pinhead.” It means he plays a lot of pinball -- at least one hour a day, he says ...

RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — Racine historian Jim Mercier is always on the lookout for memorabilia to add to his collection, which contains thousands of items originated from the community.

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 ...

WOOD RIVER, Ill. – The resounding clatter of silver balls, flashing lights, and triumphant pings echoing through the air—these are the heartbeats of Atomic Pinball Arcade. Situated in downtown Wood ...