Just letting people know exactly how fucked it is there. My high school had a bar across the street from the front entrance. As an adult, though, I see it was pure genius. Teachers need to unwind after dealing with hormonal teenagers would walk out to their cars thinking "I need a drink after today." and then see the bar. Now they have methadone clinics next to bars in the area so you know its just getting worse.

As someone who grew up in Lake County, IL. I can tell you that at one point there were 2.5 bars per person in Fox Lake and Ingleside combined. Fox Lake was an old summer vacation area for the rich people of Chicago and you had two things to do there. Fishing and drinking. I'm not surprised that this happened. What I am surprised about is how the article doesn't mention how often the cops pull over drunk drivers on 59, Grand, and Rollins. Last time I was visiting family there were cops sitting outside Dino's Den (a restaurant/bar) waiting for people to leave Hello Folks (a bar across the street from Dino's) just so they could grab people that looked intoxicated leaving there.