Crime & Safety

3 Arrested After Fight At Gizmo's Family Fun Factory: Police

Orland Park police said the fight broke out between two parties having separate "get togethers" at the arcade around 9 p.m. Friday.

Officials said three people, a man and two women, were arrested.
Officials said three people, a man and two women, were arrested. (Nicole Bertic/Patch)

ORLAND PARK, IL — A physical fight at Gizmo's Fun Factory ended in three arrests Friday night, according to Orland Park police.

Officials told Patch that police responded to the recreation center at 66 Orland Square Drive around 9 p.m. According to Gizmo's website, the game zone and accompanying beer and wine bar are open until 10 p.m. on Fridays.

Police spokesman Kenneth Rosinski said the fight started between two people in different parties at Gizmo's, but eventually members from both groups "jumped in." A man and two women ages 34, 18 and 23 were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. The man was also charged with resisting arrest.

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Police told Patch no weapons were involved in the incident, and the scene was secure by 9:50 p.m.

Gizmo's Fun Factory opened in the same outlet as Sky Zone, an indoor trampoline park, in 2016. After an incident involving over 800 people at the former Orland Park Mall outlet building, Mayor Keith Pekau pulled Sky Zone's license but later re-granted it after a lawsuit from the company.

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As of Monday afternoon, village officials had not responded to questions about whether authorities planned to revoke Gizmo's Fun Factory's license.

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