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$62,615
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Fox Lake, IL - History
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Welcome to the Fox Lake Home page. The Fox Lake Home page provides as much information as possible on Fox Lake. Knowing Fox Lake’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Fox Lake’s Home page, you will also find Fox Lake’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Fox Lake has a population of 10739. 45.8% of Fox Lake’s inhabitants are Male, and 54.2 are female. 45.2% of Fox Lake is married and 67.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $179,873, and the average rent is $1,079. Household median income in Fox Lake is $62,615, and the individual median income is $32,129. Fox Lake’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.1%), Hispanic(7.4%), Multiple(3.9%), Other(2.8%), Asian(1.3%), Black(0.8%), Pacific(0.2%).
The village was incorporated on December 15, 1906, and certified by the state on April 13, 1907. The area was first explored during the 17th century by the French. In the late 19th century, it was known as Nippersink Point. Early in the 20th century, there were but a few hundred residents. During the summer season, however, the population would reach an estimated 20,000 people, and at its peak, the area had 50 hotels and 2,000 cottages.
Infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone is reported to have utilized an establishment now known as the Mineola Hotel and Restaurant as a hideout, although this has never been documented. In 1979, the Mineola was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may be the largest wooden frame structure in the state.Many Chicagoans have established summer homes in Fox Lake.
The village is situated among the Chain O'Lakes, where swimming, boating, jet skiing, tubing and boarding are popular activities. In 2006, there were an estimated 28,000 boats registered on the lake system.Boating accidents are prevalent in today's society, however, number of accidents on Fox Lake have decreased in part to stricter regulations on boating under the influence of alcohol and other factors.
Fiscal year 2010 had only one accident and death by boat. That number rose in 2015 to 3 accidents, 1 injury and 1 death. The two fatalities in 2015 were caused by drowning due to alcohol use. Fox Lake came under the national spotlight in September 2015 when Lt. Joe Gliniewicz of the Fox Lake Police Department was found shot to death in a marsh after radioing that he was pursuing three subjects.
The subsequent manhunt for the alleged shooters employed over 400 law enforcement personnel, impacted the entire local community, and sparked a debate in the media regarding the "War on Cops" and the Black Lives Matter movement. Thousands of people, including Governor Bruce Rauner, gathered for a funeral and memorial procession to show their support.
After a two-month investigation, authorities concluded that Gliniewicz committed "a carefully staged suicide". It was learned that he had been involved in financial malfeasance related to his job as the head of the local Police Explorers program and had even attempted to hire a gang member to kill the village administrator who he was concerned would discover his crimes during her financial audit of the program.
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