A suburban Chicago restaurant that was forced to cancel a drag show this month after the business was vandalized has now been prohibited by its village government from holding future events.
UpRising Bakery in Lake in the Hills had billed the drag show as a “family-friendly” event, but the day before it was to take place, the business sustained broken windows and spray-painted graffiti on its walls, an incident that authorities now call a hate crime. But now UpRising says it was told by village officials that protecting the business had become too costly, and the village barred the business from holding other events, including a resume-writing workshop and a Disney karaoke night.
The ACLU of Illinois calls the action “unconstitutional retaliation” against UpRising.
