The
Illini Inn is a
bar located at the corner of
Fourth Street and
Daniel at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This was one of my most
favorite bars, because it offers in large quantity two of my most favorite things, those being
beer and
pinball. The selection of
beer is of course standard, however the owners of the
Illini Inn kept the bar stocked with five of the latest
Bally or
Williams pinball games. When a new one appeared on the market, the
Illini Inn would have it. I first played
Cirqus Voltaire there, as well as
Medieval Madness and
Attack From Mars.
Indeed, Bonnie Jean's, above the Inn, was quite a fine pizza place. When it was 20 below 0 outside, it wasn't that far of a walk from Sherman Hall across the street for some dinner.
I suppose now that Williams and Bally are out of the pinball business, the Inn is much less entertaining these days.