The Leaning Tower in Niles

The tower in niles leans, this one by more than seven feet. But unlike the original in pisa, this one leans on purpose. You may wonder how a tower like this, a purposely leaning tower, ended up in a sleepy chicago suburb. Well, the answer is a man named ilg, robert ilg. In 18 90, an 11 year old boy named robertilg emigrated to the us. From germany with his widowed mother. Young robert soon proved to be pretty precocious. Before the age of 30, he had established his own fan motor and fan manufacturing company. By the 19 twenties, it became the industry leader.