This small-town bar is almost completely absent from the internet. I could find no information other than that it exists. I couldn't even get an address, I had to pull that from its liquor license info at the Illinois ABC web site. I could not find a phone number or any other info.
Kel's is a big open room with an L-shaped bar in the far back. There's a stage in the front, pool tables, Silver Strike, foosball, video poker, and an Extreme Hunting game. There's also a stage in the front of the bar.
The bartender was nice but quiet. Â We were largely ignored by the handful of regulars in the place. Â They probably thought it odd that a couple of tourists had stopped in here.
We played a game of Silver Strike that was going very well for both of us, until the game broke in the 10th frame. Â :(