They are flood gates for the des plaines river.
9333 Milwaukee Ave. Miles, Illinois 60714
The address of the Milwaukee Public Library is: 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, 53233 2309
Palwaukee Airport is still around, located up on Milwaukee Ave. and Palatine Rd. in Palatine. There's a cool old brick hangar with a mounted two-color beacon right on the corner. Curtiss-Reynolds became Glenview Naval Air Station which closed in 1995. The old Hangar One is still there.
The address of the Milwaukee Public Library is: 814 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233-2309
The address of the South Milwaukee Public Library is: 1907 10Th Ave., South Milwaukee, 53172 2003
20 miles taking this route:Take Half-Day Rd (IL-22) WEST from Highwood to I-94 - TRI-STATE TOLLWAY SOUTH to CHICAGO.Take I-94 SOUTH on the TOLLWAY to I-294 SOUTH which is the continuation of the (TRI-STATE) TOLLWAY.Continue SOUTH on the TRI-STATE TOLLWAY on I-294 SOUTH to the WILLOW RD EXIT.EXIT off of I-294 TOLLWAY onto Willow Rd. Turn right off the exit ramp onto Willow Rd then Willow Rd becomes Palatine Rd after U.S. 45 (MILWAUKEE AVE). Continue on Palatine Rd to Palatine.
1 and 1/4 miles
The address of the Atkinson Branch is: 1960 W. Atkinson Ave., Milwaukee, 53209 6814
The address of the East Branch is: 1910 E. North Ave., Milwaukee, 53202 1126
The address of the Tippecanoe Branch is: 3912 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee, 53207 4422
The address of the Zablocki Branch is: 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee, 53215 4136
The address of the Milwaukee Police Historical Society Inc is: 6680 N Teutonia Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53209-3117