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Niles is a village in Maine and Niles townships, Cook County, Illinois, United States, directly neighboring the City of Chicago's far northwest border. The 2010 population from the U.S. Census Bureau was 29,803. The current population is 29,617. The current mayor of Niles is Andrew Przybylo.
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  • 1. Leaning Tower of Niles Niles Illinois
    The Leaning Tower of Niles is a half-size replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Located in Niles, Illinois, it was completed in 1934 by industrialist Robert Ilg as part of a recreation park for employees of the Ilg Hot Air Electric Ventilating Company of Chicago. It is situated at 6300 W. Touhy Avenue.Some speculate that part of the motivation to construct the tower was to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. A more likely explanation is its original functional purpose, to store water for outdoor recreational swimming pools. In 1960, the descendants of Robert Ilg donated part of the park for the construction of the Leaning Tower YMCA. Other amenities of the employees' recreational park included a wooden toboggan run, which was in decay but still visible in the 1960...
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