Owner of bakery cites discrimination after village orders cancelation of live events

LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. — The owner of a suburban bakery said village officials are discriminating against her business.

Saturday, Corinna Sac, owner of Uprising Bakery and Café in Lake in the Hills, posted a video on Facebook and said the business received a letter from the village and ordered it to stop hosting live events.

“I feel like this is discrimination and a conspiracy to interfere with my business,’ Sac said in the video.

The letter came days after the bakery was vandalized and forced to cancel what the bakery called a family-friendly drag show.

Sac said she’s been hosting events since the day she opened, and never had any problems until she wanted to host an LGBTQ affirming event.

The village said the bakery is not zoned to host events and other business and property owners are concerned about parking, safety and loss of customers.

On Sunday the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued a statement that said they have contacted village officials on behalf of Sac and her business.  

“We seek the Village’s assurances, however, that she will be permitted to hold those events at later dates and to proceed with similar events without interference from the Village. Any ‘enforcement actions’ against Ms. Sac or UpRising based on alleged ‘entertainment events’ would be unconstitutional, and the ACLU of Illinois is prepared to respond appropriately on their behalf,” the letter read in part. “We seek the Village’s assurances, however, that she will be permitted to hold those events at later dates and to proceed with similar events without interference from the Village. Any “enforcement actions” against Ms. Sac or UpRising based on alleged ‘entertainment events’ would be unconstitutional, and the ACLU of Illinois is prepared to respond appropriately on their behalf.”