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The man accused of vandalizing a Lake in the Hills bakery ahead of a planned family-friendly drag show pleaded guilty to a felony hate crime charge in McHenry County court Wednesday. Prosecutors had charged Joseph Collins, 25, with a hate crime and criminal property damage and defacement after the July 2022 attack at UpRising Bakery and Cafe. The Alsip resident spray painted anti-LGBTQ+ .