Fire At Crest Hill Inn, Hotel Had Homicide In November

CREST HILL, IL — Less than four months after the Crest Hill Inn on Plainfield Road was the scene of a deadly stabbing in one of the rooms, a fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon.

Around 3:50 p.m., trucks and engines from the Lockport Township Fire Protection District rolled up to 2109 Plainfield Road to find smoke coming out of one of the hotel room windows.

The sprinkler heads activated, and this kept the fire in check, according to deputy fire chief Frank Blaskey. Firefighters ran a hose line into the hotel to quickly extinguish the remaining fire, he said.

"Fire damage was confined to the room of origin, but water damage left several rooms unable to be occupied," Blaskey said. "There were no injuries reported and all occupants safely evacuated their rooms."

Other areas of the Crest Hill Inn can remain occupied, the fire department said. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Lockport Fire Investigators but it appears to be accidental in nature, Blaskey's news release stated.

Back in November, Joliet Patch reported that Crest Hill Inn homicide victim Jakkar Green-Hosey, 30, of Joliet, was the victim of a single stab wound.

In that crime, Crest Hill police have said they are seeking information on the whereabouts on Taja A. Davis, whose last known address was 1515 E. 72nd Street, Chicago, in connection with Green-Hosey's death.

So far, no arrests have been made in connection with the Crest Hill Inn homicide from four months ago.