St. Charles massage license revoked after prostitution arrest - Chicago Tribune

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A St. Charles massage business has had its license revoked following the January arrest of one of its female employees, who was charged with prostitution.

St. Charles Mayor Raymond Rogina, acting as Liquor Control Commissioner, "enforced local massage ordinances" against Shangri-La Massages & Spa, 215 Dean St., after a hearing at the Feb. 6 Liquor Control Commission meeting. The commission considers alcohol, tobacco and massage license issues, according to a news release from the city of St. Charles.

"We are following precedent on this issue and will continue to enforce these ordinances," Rogina said in the news release. "We have zero tolerance for this in our community."

The commission had charged the spa with ordinance violations after one of its employees was cited on Jan. 11 for misdemeanor prostitution.


In addition to the license revocation, the business must pay a $500 fine, according to the news release.

St. Charles police responded to Shangri-La at about 10:54 p.m. Jan. 11, to assist an investigation of a state police task force, according to police reports contained in a liquor control commission packet.

Police charged Hongbo Cui, 47, with one class A misdemeanor count of prostitution, transported her to the St. Charles Police Department, processed and released her on personal recognizance, according to the police report.

On Jan. 12, police went back to the spa for their follow up investigation planning to meet with the owner and sole manager, Lifa Jiang, but were told by a receptionist that Jiang was not there, according to police reports. The owner called police later that day and said she had not been working at the time of the incident.


A complaint filed against the business alleges that it violated several sections of the massage establishment code, including sections pertaining to supervision and to inappropriate touching.

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