Techny is a neighborhood of Northbrook,

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, United States. Once a separate community, it was annexed by Northbrook in 1989.Danna, Jeff. "From tree planting to commercial development, missionary group shapes Techny area," TribLocal, Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
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Divine Word Missionaries The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Ri ...

has been located in Techny since 1896. The area's name derived from St. Joseph's Technical School, which the

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established in 1901 and operated for twelve years.Society of the Divine Word – Techny Towers Conference & Retreat Center.
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, the first of its kind which prepared priests and Brothers for foreign missions, was opened by the Divine Word Missionaries in 1909. Techny has its own

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with ZIP code 60082.ZIP Code Lookup
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