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Showing posts with label Prohibition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prohibition. Show all posts
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Murder of Officer Petersen

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In honor of National Police Week, this post is in memory of Officer William Petersen (1893-1922) of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. Officer Wi...
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Besley Brewery of Waukegan

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There has been a tradition of brewing in Lake County since 1851. In that year, Antoni Schieb, George Brownwell and Fredrich Hangebrauch...
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Era of Illegal Vices

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As early as the 1910s, the Chain O' Lakes region, particularly Fox Lake, were known for their drinking and gambling establishments. S...
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