In our high-tech world, it’s easy to forget the joy of things that aren’t on the internet. One of those is pinball.

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 ...

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 ...

The arcade as we once knew it is dead, but pinball is making a comeback–at least according to the companies who make the machines. The BBC’s Paul Rubens reports: Gary Stern, president of Stern Pinball ...

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 ...

Stern has picked up a number of amazing licenses to work with when it comes to creating new pinball machines over the years, and with each new machine, it seems to top itself. The latest crème de la ...

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 ...