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Vol. 32, No. 39
September 27, 2017
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More than just fun and games
For its owner, Galloping Ghost not just an arcade, but a way of life
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By BOB UPHUES Editor
oc Mack, the owner of Galloping Ghost Arcade, 9415 Ogden Ave. in Brookfield, was working on a game cabinet one Saturday in May 2015 when an employee burst in, horrified at what he’d just done. “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry,” the employee told Mack. “What did you do?” “I just charged Toru Iwatani to come into the arcade. I didn’t know who he was!” Most people might not know who Iwatani is. But, if you’re Doc Mack, you’d know that it was the video arcade version of Babe Ruth knocking on your door and asking to look at your baseball card collection. Toru Iwatani is the creator of the iconic arcade game Pac-Man. He’d flown into Chicago from Japan for a 35th See GALLOPING GHOST on page 10
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WHAT’S UP, DOC? Galloping Ghost Arcade owner Doc Mack has built a video game empire, which is still growing, and it all started when he was a teenager with a dream to produce his own game.
Riverside board passes diversity resolution, barely Three trustees abstain from voting on inclusion statement
By BOB UPHUES Editor
The Riverside Village Board on Sept. 21 voted to affirm the village is a place that sup-
ports diversity and inclusion. By the barest of margins. Officially, the 257-word resolution passed without dissent, but only trustees Doug Pollock, Joseph Ballerine and Elizabeth Peters –
one short of a majority – voted affirmatively for the resolution. Trustees Wendell Jisa, Scott Lumsden and Michael Sedivy abstained. But, according to Village Attorney Lance Malina, absent a
conflict, Illinois law calls for counting abstentions with the prevailing side. Village President Ben Sells, said he See DIVERSITY on page 15
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