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Touhy Avenue (/ ˈ t uː iː /) is a major street throughout northern Chicago, Illinois as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for Patrick L. Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Phillip Rogers, an early settler who helped develop Rogers Park.
Roger Touhy (September 18, 1898 – December 16, 1959) was an Irish American mob boss and prohibition-era Chicago bootlegger.He is best remembered for having been framed by his rivals in Chicago organized crime for the fake 1933 kidnapping of Jewish-American organized crime figure and Chicago Outfit associate John "Jake the Barber" Factor, a brother of cosmetics manufacturer Max Factor Sr.
Patrick L. Touhy (1839–1911) of Chicago, born in Ireland was a real estate developer instrumental in the subdividing and development of the Rogers Park section of Chicago. [1] Touhy Avenue is named after him. [2]
Roger Touhy, Gangster is a 1944 American gangster film based on the life of Chicago mob figure Roger Touhy, directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey. Parts of the film were shot at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Illinois , where Touhy himself was serving time.
In 1991, the village of Niles, Illinois, established a sister city pact with Pisa, Italy. [3] [11] [12] A US$1.2 million renovation of the Leaning Tower of Niles was started in 1995 by Mayor Nicholas Blase and the Board of Trustees, and was completed in 1996, improving the structure, façade and the Plaza area.
Village Crossing Shopping Center, or simply Village Crossing, is a regional shopping center located on Touhy Avenue (Illinois Route 72) between the border of Skokie, Illinois and Niles, Illinois. The shopping center hosts 57 retail stores and is anchored by Jewel-Osco , Dick’s Sporting Goods , Petsmart , Michael's , Best Buy and an 18-screen ...
John P. Touhy (April 19, 1919 – September 28, 1983) was an American politician. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Touhy went to Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University. He then served in the United States Army during World War II.
Basil Hugh "The Owl" Banghart Jr. (September 11, 1901– April 5, 1982) was an American criminal, burglar, and prison escape artist. Although a successful "stickup artist" during the 1920s and early 1930s, he is best remembered for his involvement in the hoax kidnapping of Chicago mobster Jake "the Barber" Factor, a crime for which Roger Touhy and he were eventually proven innocent after ...