The business license of an Elk Grove Village motel that was site of a homicide is in jeopardy.
Mayor Craig Johnson on Wednesday threatened to shut down InTown Suites, the extended stay motel at Landmeier and Higgins roads where a woman was found stabbed to death Feb. 25.
“That’s a scary situation. The thought there’s families residing there, young children there, and the amount of police activity going on there is appalling,” said Johnson, citing records going back two years of police calls and criminal incidents at the property. “I feel bad that it’s gone on for this long. … I feel guilty and bad that I’ve allowed this to occur this long.”
During a special meeting of the village’s license review commission Wednesday afternoon, Johnson gave the motel a 5 p.m. Thursday deadline to hire private security that would patrol the property 24/7.
He also ordered owners to provide police officers access to the building with working key cards, and barred new guests from renting there.
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