Re: Illinois man charged with hate crime for vandalizing bakery advertising child-friendly drag show

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An Illinois man is charged with a hate crime for allegedly 
vandalizing a bakery about an hour outside of Chicago, and a 
drag show planned at the damaged business has been canceled.

The local police department, meanwhile, has been fielding 
complaints for weeks about advertisements saying children were 
welcome at the drag performance, but investigators insisted that 
no nudity or sexually explicit content was expected during the 
show. Protests and counter-protests were planned.

Joseph I. Collins, 24, of Alsip, Illinois, is charged with two 
felony counts of a hate crime and criminal damage to property in 
connection to an incident that happened just after midnight 
Saturday at the UpRising Bakery and Café located in the 2100 
block of W. Algonquin Road in Lake in the Hills, Illinois.

At approximately 12:04 a.m., Lake in the Hills officers were 
dispatched to the bakery and notified of an "in progress damage 
to property and the suspect had fled on foot," according to a 
news release.

"An Algonquin police sergeant had seen the suspect leave the 
scene and was instrumental in this incident," Lake in the Hills 
Police Department said. About a minute later, Lake in the Hills 
officers, along with the Algonquin police sergeant, took the 
suspect into custody and identified him as Collins.

The UpRising Bakery and Café "sustained significant damage early 
this morning," Lake in the Hills police said. "Officers found 
broken windows along with hateful messages spray-painted on the 
building. Due to this act, the event planned for this evening, 
has been canceled per the wishes of the bakery owner."

Photos shared on social media showed smashed windows and spray-
painted messages, including "Groomers," "F**s rape kids," and 
"Christ is king."

"The safety and Constitutional rights of everyone are always the 
Lake in the Hills Police Department’s priority," according to 
the police news release. "The Police Department is disheartened 
this happened in our Village, remain steadfast in our commitment 
to public safety and have zero tolerance to crimes against all 
members of our community."

Collins was first transported to the Lake in the Hills Police 
Department, then to the McHenry County Correctional facility for 
his bond hearing, police said. Bond was set at $10,000, with the 
ability to post 10% of that amount. Collins was still in custody 
at the time the press release was published Saturday.

This comes after Lake in the Hills police said it had been 
receiving messages since July 6 from concerned citizens 
regarding a drag show performance to be hosted at UpRising 
Bakery and Café on July 23.

"Residents expressed their concerns, citing an advertisement 
regarding children being allowed to attend the event," the 
police department said in a July 19 news release. "Since being 
notified of the event, the Police Department, along with Lake in 
the Hills Community Development Department, contacted the 
business owner and have been in regular communication regarding 
the event."

"The Police Department and Community Development Department have 
investigated the reported concerns," police said. "Subsequently, 
no violations of the Village of Lake in the Hills Municipal code 
were found, and no nudity or sexually explicit content is 
reported to be part of the scheduled performance."

Police said the bakery owner has reported receiving in-person 
and online threats to the business since posting the 
advertisement for the drag show event. And police were aware of 
scheduled protests and counter-protests reportedly planned to 
occur the day of the event.

"We are taking measures to ensure that everyone has the right to 
engage in peaceful protest," the department said. "However, we 
wish to remind everyone that under no circumstances will the 
Police Department tolerate a disruption of this event or any 
activity that disrupts the peace."

The department said it would be taking "a zero-tolerance 
approach for those individuals who choose to attend with plans 
to engage in acts of violence or criminal activity."

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