April 16, 2007-Buffalo Grove, Illinois -

What: Medieval Bowl, A brand new Medieval, themed Summer bowling league is taking place at eSkape Entertainment Center in Buffalo Grove IL! The league is the first of its kind offered at eSkape and a night at Medieval Times is included for all participants on Wednesday August 23, 2007! This unique league format is just $16 per person per week for 3 games of bowling.

Where: eSkape Entertainment Center is located at 350 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. We are at the corner of Lake Cook Road and 83.

When: This exciting new adventure league will take place on Wednesday nights beginning at 7PM on May 23, 2007 and ending on August 17, 2007. The adventure begins when you sign up and ends at Medieval Times on August 23, 2007!

Other Information: Also recognizing the need for adult-child quality time together, eSkape is offering an Adult/Child league every Thursday beginning at 7PM! This new format begins on May 24, 2007 and ends August 17, 2007. This league includes a pizza party and awards the last week of bowling. This is a great league for a parent wanting to spend some quality and active time with a child, grand parents may pair up with a grand child, aunts or uncles may pair up with a niece of nephew, big brothers may team up with little brothers and big sisters may team up with little sisters.

For more information contact Allen J Konchinsky, Director of Sales & Marketing at (847) 821-9000 or allenk@eskape.us

September 13, 2006-Buffalo Grove, Illinois - eSkape Entertainment Center has teamed up with the Palatine Jaycees to bring you a haunted house beginning Friday October 13th!

This will be the kick-off year for the Jaycees to do this project and annually the Jaycees put on hundreds of haunted houses around the country

The haunted house yet to be named, will be held at eSkape Entertainment Center at Lake Cook Road and 83 in Buffalo Grove IL.

Beginning on Friday October 13th and then following a pre-set schedule the haunted house is sure to thrill all ages!

For more information please contact Palatine Jaycees Haunted House Committee Chairman, Ryan Zicco at (847) 553-1777 or eSkape Entertainment Center, Director of Sales and Marketing, Allen Konchinsky at (847) 821-9000

October 4, 2004-Buffalo Grove, Illinois - eSkape welcomes 2 new team members! Ron Nelson joins us in the Final Score Pro Shop. Ron is a 17 Year member of the P.B.A., Elgin Association Hall of Fame, 12 "300" games and 1 "800" game. Also joining us is Lorrie Nichols, professional Bowler and Bowling Instructor, she has earned 5 Hall of Fame titles, 15 National titles and numerous other accomplishments.

November 16, 2003-Buffalo Grove, Illinois -  eSkape was featured on the 190 North show on ABC Channel 7! Check out the website for more details, http://www.190north.com to see us featured on the 190 North website!

June 1, 2003-Buffalo Grove, Illinois -  The search for Chicago's superstar is coming to eSkape. The KISS 103.5 Chicago Idol auditions will take place at eSkape in Buffalo Grove on June 7th and 21st from 7pm-9pm. The finals will be at Navy Pier Skyline Stage on July 2nd.

May 1, 2003-Buffalo Grove, Illinois -  "Time to eSkape to fun", read about us in The Buffalo Grove Countryside.

April 25, 2003-Buffalo Grove, Illinois - We are excited to announce the Grand Opening of eSkape and Grillworks.

Game complex debuts to a crowd
By Steve Zalusky Daily Herald Staff Writer

The loss of a Cub grocery store could turned into a huge win for Buffalo Grove. If this weekend's grand opening was any indication, eSkape, Buffalo Grove's new family entertainment center, should be right up the village's alley.

The 60,000-square-foot entertainment complex, at 350 McHenry Road in the Town Center, has the makings of quite a Cinderella story. It originally opened as an Eagle grocery store, and, when that failed, tried to make it under the Cub Foods banner. After Cub closed, a group of local residents banded together to convert the failed food store into an entertainment magnet.

"This is the third grand opening I've been to in this building. I hope this will be the last. I'm confident it will be," Buffalo Grove Village President Elliott Hartstein said at Friday night's opening ceremonies.

The corridors were jammed with youths, who tested their skills on the wide array of video games, including virtual reality boxing and motocross racing. Some wandered to the laser tag arena, a cavernous area with black walls splashed with futuristic designs.

"There hasn't really been a place like this ever in Buffalo Grove," said one of the laser taggers, Buffalo Grove teen Jon Schallman.

Others rolled brightly colored balls down the 36 bowling lanes, which feature "high-impact bowling," replete with glow-in-the-dark lanes, ceilings with whirling lights and projection screens.

Likewise jammed was the GrillWorks restaurant and bar, where parents could enjoy themselves while their kids play.

Among those hanging out by the bowling area Friday was Palatine resident Chris Beach. "This is an outstanding setup," Beach said. "You can bring your kids, throw them in laser tag and enjoy yourself bowling. I bet on the weekend it's like this all the time."

One teen, Andrew Kaplan, said, "It's OK for older kids, but they might feel a little out of place with all the younger kids."

But another teen, Barry Glass, said, "Once it gets midnightish and there is no more curfew, I think it's going to be a big hangout for the older kids."

February 25, 2003-Buffalo Grove, Illinois - AMF Bowling Products, Inc. today announced that it has been chosen as the bowling equipment supplier for the new eSkape entertainment facility. Read more...