Banning Booze: Lake Bluff's role in the Prohibition Movement

Frances Willard and others who summered in Lake Bluff were instrumental in the adoption of the 18th Amendment. While intended to cure numerous societal ills, this nationwide prohibition of alcohol instead resulted in rise of crime and bootlegging. Tune in as hosts O'Hara and Rolek discuss how Lake Bluff played a role in prohibition of alcohol nationwide and in the illegal transport of alcohol during the years the 18th Amendment was in effect.