Summer is in full swing, at least, in Illinois with its entrance into Phase 5 coronavirus protocols. With the season comes the late-night adventures of running off to wherever some action can be had.

Brookfield —On days I grow weary of staring at screens crawling with social media trolls, I light out to a more gratifying land of screens, where virtual baddies can be vanquished with the push of a ...

Frogger. Pac Man. Burger Time. If these names mean anything to you, then you’re a member of the generation that grew up with fantastic arcade games. As my sons conquer the world of home and hand-held ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Brookfield’s Galloping Ghost Arcade ...

Arcades occupy a unique place in video game history. In the late 1970s and 1980s, a string of hits like Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong ushered in new gameplay mechanics and bright, crispy ...

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It would have been very easy for Doc Mack to just eliminate pinball machines from his continually growing Galloping Ghost Arcade that has expanded to include more than 700 video games inside the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – There is a large statue of Red Grange outside the historic football stadium here. Craig Bohl will probably smile when he passes the monument to the “Galloping Ghost,” the ...

I met the Q*bert Guy in Brookfield the other day. That’s how my editor referred to him — the Q*bert Guy. That’s how I referred to him — the Q*bert Guy. Which is an impolite way to introduce you to ...