Bootleggers Busted: West Central Illinois Lawmen Crack Down on Liquor Rackets

It’s a chilly March morning in 1925, and the sleepy towns of West Central Illinois are abuzz with the news of a crackdown on the region’s notorious bootleggers. In a series of high-profile cases, law enforcement officials have been making headlines, handing down stiff sentences to those caught violating the federal prohibition law. The latest to fall was Cuthbert of Lincoln, who was convicted of selling liquor and slunk away with a $500 fine and six months in the slammer, courtesy of Judge Louis FitzHenry.