The Village of Niles, Illinois began demolishing the Leaning Tower YMCA building Monday. The Y building is composed of a nine ...

The Leaning Tower of Niles landmark in front of the YMCA will anchor a new development envisioned for the site.

The YMCA was built in 1960 after the tower’s designer donated that section of the park. The show's executive producer, Bill ...

The demolition will make way for a new, mixed use shopping and entertainment district in suburban Niles, anchored by the ...

NILES, Ill. (WLS) -- The Village of Niles is set to demolish the former Leaning Tower YMCA residential building on Monday.

But tucked behind the tower sits the old YMCA residential building, which is being demolished. Alpogianis manned the excavator, marking the end of a Niles institution. For decades, the Leaning ...

This architectural curiosity is a precise half-scale version of Italy's famous Pisa tower, rising 94 feet tall with a 28-foot diameter and leaning a significant 7.4 feet, according to the town's ...

BRIAN NADIG The demolition of the former Leaning Tower YMCA residential building started Monday morning, April 28, as the ...