wants to raise awareness about the impact of hate crimes. On May 13, Kady Grass and her 13-year-old cousin had stopped for a snack at a McDonald’s in Carpentersville when she was attacked.

John Kammrad and a juvenile started a verbal confrontation with Kady Grass ... “I think hate crime is the most obvious charge,” Grass told McClatchy News on May 22 after initial charges ...

Officials say 19-year-old John Kammrad, of Elgin, called the victim, Kady Grass, a derogatory name referring to her sexual orientation before attacking her. Grass says the additional hate crime ...

(WGN) — An Elgin man faces felony hate crime and four other felonies ... during a May 13 incident that left the woman, Kady Grass, with multiple injuries. Grass took to GoFundMe and posted ...

Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime in connection with the ... s restaurant in Carpentersville. The woman, Kady Grass of Wisconsin, said they called her a derogatory name ...

A 16-year-old boy has also been charged with hate crime, mob action, and aggravated battery. His name was not released because he is a juvenile. Kady Grass, who is from Carpentersville but now ...

Victim Kady Grass, 19, a former Carpentersville resident ... Grass, who has spoken out on the attack and urged prosecutors to pursue a hate crime charge, said she was “really happy” to learn ...

The female victim, 19-year-old Kady Grass, told ABC News the attack ... mob action and a hate crime. The juvenile was also charged with a hate crime, in addition to mob action and aggravated ...

So, why aren’t the defendants charged with committing a hate crime? After all, according to Kady Grass, that’s why she was attacked. “How it started was because I am a lesbian and just ...