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After vandalism, UpRising Bakery re-opens to long lines in Lake in the Hills
Uprising Bakery & Cafe in Lake in the Hills, [IL] which closed Saturday after its front windows were smashed and epithets written on the walls, re-opened Sunday and Monday to long lines and community enthusiasm.
The cafe had planned an all-ages drag show Saturday night but had experienced backlash over the previous few weeks. The cafe and the performers were committed to putting on the show, right up until their hands were forced by the overnight destruction.
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Several Lake in the Hills village trustees and the village president, Ray Bogdanowski, also stopped by Sunday to show support for the business, Bendel-Sac said.
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Woodstock Pride has been in contact with the cafe offering help, and Buffalo Grove Pride and Together We Stand McHenry County provided "generous" donations Sunday, Bendel-Sac said.
Lake in the Hills Police made an arrest in the case on Saturday. The suspect, Joseph Collins, 23, of Alsip, charged with a hate crime and criminal damage to property, is due in court on Tuesday.
MORE: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220725/after-vandalism-uprising-bakery-re-opens-to-long-lines-in-lake-in-the-hills
The cafe had planned an all-ages drag show Saturday night but had experienced backlash over the previous few weeks. The cafe and the performers were committed to putting on the show, right up until their hands were forced by the overnight destruction.
*snip*
Several Lake in the Hills village trustees and the village president, Ray Bogdanowski, also stopped by Sunday to show support for the business, Bendel-Sac said.
*snip*
Woodstock Pride has been in contact with the cafe offering help, and Buffalo Grove Pride and Together We Stand McHenry County provided "generous" donations Sunday, Bendel-Sac said.
Lake in the Hills Police made an arrest in the case on Saturday. The suspect, Joseph Collins, 23, of Alsip, charged with a hate crime and criminal damage to property, is due in court on Tuesday.
MORE: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220725/after-vandalism-uprising-bakery-re-opens-to-long-lines-in-lake-in-the-hills
I said the other day that I wondered if the perp was from out of town. Turns out I was right! That dickweed had to drive over an hour to vandalize that Bakery!
Meanwhile, there has been a huge outpouring of support from the local community. This makes me happy for more reasons than one. I live right next door to Lake in the Hills, and I was shocked by the vandalism, because I truly believed this area was cooler than that. And I was right!
