Walled-Off Bar May Have Been Mobster Haunt

Thursday, Jul 30, 2009  |  Updated 1:44 PM CST
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Walled-Off Bar May Have Been Mobster Haunt

Joe Shuman/Special to the News-Sun

Pete Jakstas of Fox Lake is the owner of Mineola Hotel and Lounge.

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FOX LAKE -- Although he has no proof, the owner of the Mineola Hotel and Lounge said it's "very possible" that the century-old bar he recently discovered is linked to Al Capone and possibly his speakeasies.

The hotel is rumored to have been a weekend haunt of the notorious mobster.

Read the rest of the story in the News-Sun.

Posted Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 - 1:44 PM CST
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