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
