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hotel s business license was suspended in early February after one person was killed and six others wounded when gunfire broke out at a party in the western suburb.
Police said there was no security at the hotel at the time of the shooting, just the one employee who heard the gunshots and called 911.
Police also said this is not the first time they have been called out to the Indian Lakes Hotel, and slapped it with a violation.
Coladipietro said it wasn’t the village’s intent to revoke the license, “but the concerns and lack of response by the owner which eventually led to the tragic February incident left the Village with no alternative.”
“The Village is eager to start a new chapter at Indian Lakes and reimagine the property for a better future that will make the community proud,” Coladipietro said in the statement.
A Chicago man was killed and five others wounded in the shooting, which broke out during an argument in a hallway of the hotel.
Following the attack, Colladipietro said there were no security guards on duty and that officials had expressed concern for years about a lack of security at the hotel.
The owners of a hotel in northwest suburban Bloomingdale agreed to close their business after a February shooting left one person dead and six others hurt.
Bloomingdale postpones hearing on revoking Indian Lakes license
One person was killed and five others wounded in a Feb. 6 shooting at Indian Lakes Hotel in Bloomingdale. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Updated 2/19/2021 8:06 PM
Bloomingdale officials have postponed a public hearing on whether to revoke the business license of a hotel where one person was fatally shot and five others wounded earlier this month.
The village agreed to push back the hearing to March 16, after the owners of the Indian Lakes Hotel asked for an extension. The meeting was originally scheduled for next week.
Indian Lakes will be required to remain closed until the hearing, Village President Franco Coladipietro said Friday.
FBG Duck was shot and killed last August in the middle of Chicago’s Gold Coast, the city’s strip of luxury brand retail shops. The burgeoning rapper was shopping with a woman and another man when two vehicles pulled up on them and four men opened fire.
The murder was a shock to the city, given no incident like what occurred that afternoon typically happens in the area. Duck was a member of the Gangster Disciples and a month before he passed, he dropped a single titled “Dead Bitches,” which took vicious aim at several of his deceased enemies who were members of the rival Black Disciples. Many felt the BD’s retaliated and were therefore responsible for Duck’s murder, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.