Editing Barrington, Illinois (section)

====The Battle of Barrington====
{{Main|The Battle of Barrington}}
On November 27, 1934, a running gun battle between [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents and [[Public enemy|Public Enemy # 1]] [[Baby Face Nelson]] took place in Barrington, resulting in the deaths of [[Special Agent]] [[Herman Hollis|Herman "Ed" Hollis]] and Inspector [[Samuel P. Cowley]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid=3534 |title=The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers .. |access-date=December 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720060539/http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid=3534 |archive-date=July 20, 2006 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Nelson, though shot nine times, escaped the gunfight in Hollis's car with his wife, Helen Gillis. Nelson succumbed from his wounds at approximately 8 p.m. that evening and was unceremoniously dumped near a cemetery in Niles Center (now [[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]]), Illinois.<ref>"Trace Outlaw Nelson on Death Ride." ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. November 29, 1934. p. 1</ref>  Infamous for allegedly killing more federal agents than any other individual, Nelson was later buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery in [[River Grove, Illinois]]. A plaque near the entrance to Langendorf Park, part of the Barrington Park District, commemorates the agents killed in the gunfight.