Date: October 2016 Location: Various, Chicago, IL, USA There is a large selection of pinball machines on location in the Chicago area thanks to the continued popularity of barcades. Here are the ones I have enjoyed visiting so far. Some of the sites articles are by M.G.Brown. Pinballmap.com has many more pin locations listed on their website. 1. Logan Arcade – Chicago See report Update: An Aerosmith LE, Attack From Mars Remake and a new Star Wars Premium are the newest additions. Logan Arcade 2. Replay (Lincoln Park) – Chicago See previous report Formerly Headquarters Beercade (Lakeview). Fourteen pinball machines available to play. Replay in Lincoln Park 3. Emporium Arcade Bar (Wicker Park) – Chicago See previous report Update: A Stern Star Wars has been rotated into their line-up this year. Emporium Arcade Bar (Wicker Park) 4. Lemming’s Tavern – Chicago See previous report Update: Game of Thrones Premium and Whitewater are the current pins. Lemming’s Tavern 5. Brixie’s – Brookfield See previous report Update: An awesome wall of five super clean pins. Aerosmith, Game of Thrones Premium, The Hobbit, Ghostbusters Premium and Medieval Madness are the current pins. Brixie’s in Brookfield 6. Galloping Ghost Arcade – Brookfield See previous report Update: Their pin collection has been reduced to a Creature From the Black Lagoon, Twilight Zone and a non-working Funhouse. Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield 7. Game Works – Schaumburg See previous report Update: Three pins from Stern are there now. Gameworks in Schaumburg 8. Level 257 – Schaumburg See previous report Update: The new Dialed In! pin has been added. A dozen pins to play there now. Level 257 9. Chicago Street Pinball Arcade – Joliet Website: jolietpinball.com See previous report Chicago Street Pinball Arcade 10. Bottom Lounge – Chicago Website: bottomlounge.com Pinball list courtesy of Gavin Miller: Bobby Orr Power Play x 2, Seawitch, The Addams Family, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Funhouse, Gilligan’s Island, The Champion Pub, Metallica and Bugs Bunny’s Birthday Ball. Bottom Lounge in Chicago 11. Blind Robin – Chicago Update: Now closed 12. Headquarters Beercade (River North) – Chicago Website: hqbeercade.com/rivernorth Headquarters’ second location features over twenty top pins which are listed on their website. Ghostbusters Pro and Game of Thrones Premium have been rotated into their collection. Headquarters Beercade (River North) 13. Emporium Arcade Bar (Logan Square) – Chicago Website: emporiumchicago.com/logan-square Second Emporium location with a few pins. Emporium Logan Square 14. Brauer House – Lombard Website: brauerhouse.com Update: After the pins being unavailable for a while during remodeling, five pins are back again. They are: Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Guns’N Roses, Kiss (Bally) and Metallica. Brauer House games 15. Five & Dime – Evanston See previous report. Five & Dime 16. Uptown Arcade – Chicago Website: facebook.com/The-Uptown-Arcade-Bar-698291033601954/ Update: Their pin count has increased to seven. 17. FTW – Chicago Website: ftwchicago.com Update: Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Medieval Madness are the current pins. FTW in Chicago 18. Replay – Lakeview See previous report Website: replaylakeview.com Replay Beer & Bourbon in Lake View 19. Replay – Andersonville Website: replayandersonville.com Update: Ghostbusters Premium, Kiss Premium and X-Men LE 20. Rock Island Public House – Blue Island Website: rockislandpublichouse.com Update: A wall of seven well-maintained pins. Rock Island Public House in Blue Island
