2nd Elmhurst Hotel Gets Nuisance Warning

ELMHURST, IL – A second Elmhurst hotel last week received a chronic nuisance warning from local police.

The warning was given to Clarion Inn, 933 S. Riverside Drive, police said. Under a city ordinance, the hotel has 10 days to respond in writing to the city with a plan to eliminate the nuisance.

In January, Extended Stay America, 550 W. Grand Ave., got a warning. This was after a 40-year-old and two boys were accused of attacking a man driving near the hotel. The city connected the warning to that case.

With Clarion Inn, the city identified no case that led to the warning.

Three weeks ago, a man was charged with two counts of domestic battery at the hotel after hitting another person a few times, police said.

A few days later, a man was charged with drug possession after the hotel called police that the man refused to leave, according to a report.

In a February case, a man was arrested on charges of domestic battery, unlawful restraint and felony robbery at the hotel, police said. In the same incident, a woman was charged with violating an order of protection. She was found injured in a hotel room, police said.

If a property owner receives three or more nuisance warnings within 180 days, the owner may be charged under the ordinance and appear before an administrative hearing officer.

If the property is found to be a chronic nuisance, the owner could be charged $500 to $1,000 for each violation.