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CHICAGO PINBALL
SITES 2015

Location: Various, Chicago, IL, USA
Report date: October 2015

Report by Dan Marquardt

The once dismal pinball on location scene in the Chicago area is a distant memory. There is now an immense variety of quality pins available to play in Chicagoland.

Chicago Street Pinball Arcade in Joilet, IL

Visiting some of the sites I was able to enjoy playing old favorites, such as Taxi, Big Guns and Banzai Run, and the latest pins Whoa Nelly! Big Juicy Melons and Kiss. The Pinball Rebel website has additional locations with pins in the Chicago area.

1.	Logan Arcade - Chicago See report

2.	Headquarters Beercade (Lakeview) - Chicago See previous report

3.	Emporium Arcade Bar (Wicker Park) - Chicago See previous report Update: Williams' Big Guns and Diner were rotated into their line-up this year.

4.	Lemming's Tavern - Chicago See previous report Update: Kiss Premium on tournament play and an Attack from Mars are now featured here.

5.	Brixie's - Brookfield See previous report Update: They now have a row of pins with Medieval Madness (with a Color DMD), the awesome and rare Banzai Run, Batman: The Dark Knight, and The Walking Dead.

6.	Galloping Ghost Arcade - Brookfield See previous report

7.	Game Works - Schaumburg See previous report Update: They now have a five pins with Mustang the redemption machine, alongside Iron Man, The Sopranos, 24 and Family Guy.

8.	Level 257 - Schaumburg See previous report

9.	Chicago Street Pinball Arcade - Joliet See previous report

Here is the list of pin locations that I have not yet reported on. I have listed their websites and some additional information about them.

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.

11.	Blind Robin - Chicago Website: theblindrobin.com Funhouse, Metallica and Scared Stiff (with a Color DMD) are the current pins.

12.	Headquarters Beercade (River North) - Chicago Website: hqbeercade.com/rivernorth Headquarters' second location features over twenty top pins which are listed on their website.

13.	Emporium Arcade Bar (Logan Square) - Chicago Website: emporiumchicago.com/logan-square Second Emporium location with a few pins.

14.	Brauer House-Lombard Website: www.brauerhouse.com Pin collector, Gavin Miller, loaded up the Brauer House with six of his pins: Bally Kiss, Metallica, The Walking Dead, Monster Bash (with a ColorDMD), Stern Rolling Stones and Dracula.

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