John Looney

Make sure and see the movie Road to Perdition --- a great fictional version of John Looney's life even though they call him "Mr. Rooney." There are references to Rock Island and the Tri-Cities in the movie. The book was written by Max Collins, Muscatine, Iowa.

MSNBC found this picture of John Looney and requested permission to use it. I contacted the Rock Island Argus / Daily Dispatch for permission since they had republished it. The original picture is past copyright but republishing it made things a little fuzzier. However, Roger Ruthart, editor, gave permission to let MSNBC use the picture. Look for the MSNBC article here