Claw machines are notoriously frustrating. You start with a spark in your eye thinking you’ll be able to win that one prize that you’re eyeing. “It can’t be that hard, it’s right there,” you think to ...

I love taking my son to the arcade, sharing with him the games I grew up playing and the workarounds that can help improve his odds of winning. On one such trip, we spent too much time and money ...

Like the little green aliens in Disney’s “Toy Story,” people — often kids — may find themselves obsessed with “the claw.” Claw machines, also known as crane machines, dot arcades, malls, even grocery ...

Have you ever gone to an arcade and just spent time trying to win prizes at the claw machines? In this week's Road Trip Close to Home, News 12's Shannon LaNier takes us to the ClawCade at Roosevelt ...

Christopher Salazar could not stop with the plush round Kool-Aid Man. The 11-year-old claw machine master had to have more. So, outside a South Side strip mall on a recent early evening, he and his ...

The week before Christmas, a new machine appeared on the porch of Four Sisters Bakery. The apparatus, known as Butter Boy, is a claw machine filled with pastries from the bakery and is available 24 ...

We’ve all passed claw machine games and refused to give our kids money, telling them it’s impossible to win. But actually that’s not quite true. If a child is determined enough, and small enough, he ...

IT IS A LOT OF THERE. IT IS. THIS IS A LOT OF FUN. THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING STORY. SO CLAW MACHINES YOU KNOW THEY’RE NORMALLY PACKED WITH THOSE TOYS AND STUFFED ANIMALS. BUT THERE’S ONE MACHINE IN ...