They do, and Stern is not alone: There’s also Jersey Jack Pinball of Elk Grove Village, American Pinball of Palatine, Chicago Gaming Company of Cicero, as well as several others, in Wisconsin ...

Machines cost thousands of dollars and Stern Pinball says it can’t keep up with orders. Chicago’s century-old pinball heritage may yet avoid permanent tilt.

The major pinball manufacturing companies are in the Chicago area: Stern, Jersey Jack Pinball, Chicago Gaming Company, American Pinball and Spooky Pinball (just across the Illinois border in ...

Nation's longest-running pinball show draws thousands to Chicago suburb The 40th annual Pinball Expo is taking place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center.

The world's first, biggest, and longest running pinball show, Pinball Expo will return for the 40th year!. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch From Wednesday, October 16 ...

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Chicago has had a long history of pinball making. Despite its name, Jersey Jack Pinball calls Chicago home after moving its headquarters here a few years ago. From its ...

Submitted by Marcy Manning The world's first, biggest and longest running pinball show is bouncing back for the 38th year. The Pinball Expo will be Wednesday to Saturday, Oct. 19-22, at the Renaiss ...

Amid layoffs and reshuffling, anxious Chicago tech workers seek solace in pinball National cutbacks from tech giants such as Amazon and Google have put the local industry on tilt. The gossip gets ...

Born in the 1930s, enjoying a golden period in the 1960s and '70s, pinball withered in the '90s, as video games displaced it in arcades across the country.

“Chicago is the home of pinball, so it’s really special to come here.” The event features around 500 pinball games, retro gaming machines, seminars, vendors and tournaments.

But pinball was once an egalitarian game, Sharpe said, “a fantasy world under glass.” And now, at least for the time being, “Detroit still makes cars, and Chicago is still making pinball.” ...

The world's first, biggest, and longest running pinball show, Pinball Expo, is bouncing back for the 40th year.