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A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to committing a hate crime last summer at a Lake in the Hills bakery that was preparing to host what organizers called a family-friendly drag show. Joseph I. Collins of Alsip was immediately remanded to the McHenry County jail to serve the required 50% of an 180-day jail sentence. He also is required to serve 24 months of felony probation, perform 200 hours of public service and pay about $3,700 in fines and fees, and pay $2,300 in restitution, McHenry ...

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Protesters and counter-protesters have gathered in recent days at UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills ahead of another planned family-friendly drag show event.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker visited UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills Friday after the business was vandalized last month on the day it was set to host a controversial child-friendly drag show.

UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills will be able to host their family-friendly drag show and other events after the village reversed its decision and is now allowing the business to resume hosting events.

The UpRising Bakery and Café was vandalized over a planned drag brunch, and now local officials say it's not properly zoned for that or other events.

A bakery that faced threats and vandalism after plans to host a kid-friendly drag show is being threatened with fines if it hosts more events.

The UpRising Bakery and Café was vandalized over a planned drag brunch, and now local officials say it's not properly zoned for that or any other events.

A northwest suburban bakery that was targeted earlier this month in a hate crime after planning a family-friendly drag show was ordered to stop hosting public...

An Illinois bakery owner states that she and her business are facing discrimination from her local government after being targeted with what she considers a hate crime.