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Up to now, Fox Lake's claim to fame was that it was a favourite vacation spot for some of Al Capone's gang who spent a lot of time drinking and gambling at the Mineola Hotel. Otherwise, it's a generally quiet place with some pretty scenery. Working class families live here. Neighbors might have weekend barbecues, and you have to take it slow on the side streets because it's not unusual to encounter packs of kids playing ball or riding bikes. There's been a different tone since Tuesday. I say "here" not in the just-passing-through way you may have heard reporters use on the news lately. No, "here" is where I live. Fox Lake has been my home for around 20 years now. That abandoned cement plant they referenced in the early reports of this crisis is the very same I posted about here (though it's now devoid of its cheerful graffiti.) I passed by it on my way to work only about 10 minutes before the crime that day. While I did not know L