Bloomingdale takes next step to close Indian Lakes Hotel after fatal shooting
One person was killed and five others wounded in a shooting at Indian Lakes Hotel early Saturday. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Updated 2/10/2021 4:06 PM
Bloomingdale trustees will hold a hearing later this month to consider revoking the business license for Indian Lakes Hotel in the aftermath of a fatal shooting that brought years of security and maintenance issues to the fore.
Early Saturday, a large gathering attended by more than 100 people were partying on the upper floors of the hotel when a dispute devolved into violence.
James McGill Jr., a 27-year-old from Chicago s Englewood neighborhood, was fatally shot. A 22-year-old man was critically injured. Four other people were treated and released from hospitals in Chicago and the suburbs.
Updated 2/8/2021 8:06 PM
Bloomingdale police recovered four handguns from the frantic scene of a hotel shooting over the weekend that left one person dead and renewed calls to force Indian Lakes out of business.
Village trustees on Monday night discussed the procedural requirements needed to revoke operational licenses for the Indian Lakes Hotel in the wake of an altercation that turned violent among members of two groups numbering more than 100.
At least six people were shot, one fatally, police said. No arrests have been made, and no one was in custody Monday, Bloomingdale Public Safety Director Frank Giammarese said. Witnesses and shooting victims are offering little cooperation, police said.
CHICAGO One man was killed and as many as five other people were injured following a shooting early Saturday at a hotel in west suburban Bloomingdale.
The incident prompted the village to issue a statement that it has “begun the process of revoking all licenses for the hotel to operate” because of
‘multiple apparent gunshot victims’ inside.
Police said up to 100 people were partying on two separate floors with no security on staff, before the shooting unfolded the
Arriving officers saw several people fleeing the hotel and found multiple gunshot victims on the fifth and sixth floors.
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Police believe one or multiple suspects may have fled the scene. No known suspects or arrests had been made come Saturday night.
The victims were rushed to area hospitals, where one later died,