St. Charles spa seeking massage license from city - Kane County Chronicle

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ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles spa’s request for a massage establishment license elicited concern Monday in light of last week’s arrests at three massage businesses.


First Ward Alderman Ron Silkaitis referenced the arrests – which resulted in charges of prostitution and practicing massage without a license – as the St. Charles Government Operations Committee considered a massage license application from Elizabeth Feltes, owner of Le Visage Spa.

He asked her how she would prevent that situation from happening at her business.

“I have my concerns,” Silkaitis said. “When these businesses hire people without a license, that concerns me.”

Police Chief James Keegan answered. “We hold the businesses accountable,” he said.

The city in 2014 revised the St. Charles Municipal Code so that massage parlor licensees are held responsible for violations. At the time, the St. Charles Liquor Control Commission – which oversees the massage licenses – expressed hope that the regulation would give local massage parlors credibility after three prostitution arrests earlier that year.

“We’re doing this to protect you,” 2nd Ward Alderman Rita Payleitner told Feltes.

The police department conducts a due diligence process on each applicant and, after a license is issued, conducts license inspections and compliance checks, Keegan said.

Of Feltes, Keegan said he was “very impressed with her business model.”

Payleitner said the massages complement other services at Le Visage Spa, 475 Dunham Road, Suite 2A, St. Charles.

According to its website, the spa provides facials, body treatments and waxing.

The committee forwarded Feltes’ application to the City Council with a favorable recommendation.

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