That year, the Chicago Daily Tribune headlined an article 'VICE AT FOX LAKE FLAUNTED IN OPEN: Gambling in Hotels and Levee Women in Winerooms Lure Chicagoans to the Village.

Some are more progressive.'īy 1910, the village's reputation for hedonism was well-documented. 'It's push-pull between the old guard and new guard. 'Over the last 20 years, we keep swapping out mayors,' he said. Joseph Semasko, who formerly worked in North Chicago, was to help Dam reform the department. He believes he hired the first police chief who came from outside Fox Lake. 'It's a long story why they didn't get prosecuted.'ĭam, now 72, recalled that within an hour of his being sworn into office, two FBI officials showed up and announced they wanted to see 'the village books.'

William Dam, who became mayor after Hamm dropped a re-election bid in 1985. 'The humor around town was that the police were going to call themselves Fox Lake Police and Appliances,' said Dr. While never charged, the three were forced to resign, news reports said.

In 1984, during Hamm's tenure as mayor, three Fox Lake police officers were accused of running a burglary ring after allegedly being caught loading a squad car with Sears appliances. That federal sweep also pulled in four other people, including a village trustee, who were convicted in the bribery and extortion scheme, according to news reports.

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