A Stern pinball machine, which takes roughly 16 months to design and 30 hours to assemble, includes 3,500 parts and a quarter-mile of wires — and it's all hand-crafted.

But the first machines to resemble pinball as we know it — pegs, coin-operated play — appeared in the 1930s, with the Chicago-based company Gottlieb. Its success led to dozens of imitators ...

Pinball is having a renaissance, and that's good news for Stern Pinball in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

But the first machines to resemble pinball as we know it — pegs, coin-operated play — appeared in the 1930s, with the Chicago-based company Gottlieb. Its success led to dozens of imitators ...

Pinball is having a renaissance, and that's good news for Stern Pinball in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Pinball is having a renaissance, and that's good news for Stern Pinball in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Pinball is having a renaissance, and that's good news for Stern Pinball in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

A Stern pinball machine, which takes roughly 16 months to design and 30 hours to assemble, includes 3,500 parts and a quarter-mile of wires — and it's all hand-crafted.

Pinball is having a renaissance, and that's good news for Stern Pinball in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.