Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Walter LOOCK, general manager of the Crete Manufacturing Co., Crete; was born in Berlin, 
Germany, Oct. 15, 1853; emigrated to America in 1871; he went to Fort Wayne, Ind.; here he 
was engaged in a large wholesale book and stationery house as book-keeper, thence to 
Chicago; from there he came to Crete, and, in 1878, was appointed General Manager of the 
Crete Manufacturing Co. This company is quite extensively engaged in the manufacture of 
sash, doors, blinds, etc. It now gives employment to about fourteen hands.  An immense 
business is done for so young a company; find sales for their goods in Joliet and 
surrounding country.