Suburban Chicago bakery cancels drag show citing recent terrorism advisory bulletin
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UpRising Bakery in Lake of the Hills canceled its Slay Belles Holiday Drag Spectacular scheduled for this Saturday. The owners cited a terrorism bulletin from the U.S. department of Homeland Security issued recently for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Suburban bakery allowed to move forward with drag brunch after meeting with village officials
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A Lake in the Hills bakery that was vandalized after scheduling an event featuring drag performers reached an agreement with village officials that would allow the business to host the event and other programs, the ACLU announced Thursday.

UpRising Bakery allowed to move forward with drag brunch after meeting with village officials: ACLU

A Lake in the Hills bakery that was vandalized after scheduling an event featuring drag performers reached an agreement with village officials that would allow the business to host the event and other programs, the ACLU announced Thursday.

UpRising Bakery allowed to move forward with drag brunch after meeting with village officials
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A Lake in the Hills bakery that was vandalized after scheduling an event featuring drag performers reached an agreement with village officials that would allow the business to host the event and other programs, the ACLU announced Thursday.

McHenry County officials dispute bakery's discrimination accusation following cancelation of drag show

An Illinois bakery has accused its local government of discriminating against it by banning events at the space after it was vandalized and had to cancel a planned drag show, but the village disputes the bakery's version of events.

UpRising Bakery told by village to stop hosting public events
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A Lake in the Hills bakery has been told it cannot hold public events anymore. UpRising Bakery was vandalized last month after planning a family-friendly drag show.

UpRising Bakery Drag Show: Man charged with vandalizing cafe that planned to host drag performance

UpRising Bakery and Cafe had been getting online and in-person threats since the announcement of the July 23 drag show, police said. Lake in the Hills police said they had looked into the matter, and into claims on social media that children would be targeted sexually, and found “no nudity or sexually explicit content is planned to be part of the event.”

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Labor Day weekend: Fests, fireworks scheduled across Chicago, suburbs

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Thieves steal 7-year-old boy's Go Kart, trailer in Lake in the Hills

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Illinois school district donates 3 buses to firefighters for training

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