Skyway Bowl Sports Bar & Grill

U.S. Army Veteran Johnnie Hill and his wife Mary joined the bowling industry in the late 1900’s as co-manager/operators. With the purchase of Skyway Bowl in 2009, the couple became one of the first United States Bowling Congress (USBC) black-owned bowling establishments. Located in Chicago’s 10th Ward, Skyway Bowl is a safe haven for people of all walks of life.

For generations, bowlers have visited regularly to socialize, bowl, network, and entertain in a safe, family-friendly environment. Skyway remains committed to delivering topnotch bowling opportunities to bowlers-children, teens, adults and seniors. Skyway Bowl offers 36-USBC regulation lanes, pro shop and sports bar. During bowling season, Skyway is home to competitive sanctioned adult leagues; and serves as the high school bowling hub for regional tournaments and practice facility for Chicago South Side High Schools to prepare for weekly seasonal competitions.

​The facility also serves as a special events venue for family and class reunions, fraternity and sorority gatherings for the Divine 9, and various community meetings. There is a special focus on Senior Citizens and Military Veterans, to ensure they always feel included, never forgotten and always honored. Skyway Bowl takes pride in its Seniors Bowling League and also offers dancing, social group meetings and Senior events, card games, Bingo and Stepping every 3rd Friday of the month. There is a Special Discount on Thursday's for $1.50 bowling games from Noon-8PM, and in Honor of Veterans Day, Skyway offers 2-Free Bowl games to Veterans with a Military I.D.

Additional Skyway Bowl signature bowling tournaments include Thanksgiving 9-Pin No Tap, Johnnie E. Hill Memorial Tournament, January New Year’s Day 9-Pin No Tap, Valentine Couples Tournament. Additional tournaments are added each year. Additional Skyway Bowl Tournaments include Beat the Champs, Pins Over Average, the Chicago Police Officers and Breast Cancer Tournaments.