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Man facing hate crime charges in Portage Park stabbing

A man is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly stabbed a woman and yelled a racial slur at her early last month in Portage Park, according to Chicago police.

Andres Stathoulopoulos, 20, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two felony hate crime charges as well as a charge of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, police said.

Stathoulopoulos is alleged to have yelled a racial slur and then stabbed a 42-year-old woman in the 5700 block of West Addison Street July 8 at 11:05 p.m., police said.

Stathoulopoulos, of Portage Park, is due in court Friday.

2025-08-01T09:43:41.214-05:00

Man facing hate crime charges in Portage Park stabbing Andres Stathoulopoulos, 20, was charged with two felony hate crime charges as well as a charge of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, police said.

2 teens charged in hate crime attack at Carpentersville McDonald’s

An Elgin man and a teen are accused of attacking a woman at a Carpentersville McDonald’s, allegedly because of her sexual orientation.

The woman, whose age wasn’t released, was at the fast food restaurant May 13 in the 1600 block of South Kennedy Drive when the two teens struck and kicked her in the head and body, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said.

Officials said the woman suffered great bodily harm, but did not specify the nature of her injuries or condition.

John Z. Kammrad, 19, and a 16-year-old boy are charged with felony counts of committing a hate crime, mob action, and three counts of aggravated battery. During the attack, the two suspects allegedly used a slur regarding the victim's sexual orientation.

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Kammrad is jailed in DuPage County on separate charges, the state’s attorney’s office said. His next court date in the hate crime case is June 27.

“Everyone deserves to feel safe in public spaces, and no one should be attacked because of their gender identity or sexual orientation, as is alleged in this case,” Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said in a statement.

“We must make it clear that Kane County is a community that welcomes all. I thank the Carpentersville Police Department for their swift response and detailed investigation, and I thank the victim for her strength, patience and cooperation.”

2025-05-27T20:08:36.308-05:00

2 teens charged in hate crime attack at Carpentersville McDonald’s A Kane County grand jury indicted John Z. Kammrad, 19, of Elgin and a 16-year-old male with a hate crime stemming from a May 13 attack at a Carpentersville McDonald's. Authorities say the suspects used slurs relating to the woman's sexual orientation.

Man shot in February during Austin robbery has died: officials

A man who was shot in the leg when another man tried to stop the robbery of a 68-year-old woman in February has died, officials said.

Isiah Matthews, 58, died on March 12 of complications from a remote gunshot wound, according to an autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Matthews was shot on Feb. 18 in the 5000 block of West Congress Parkway during the robbery of a 68-year-old woman, police and the medical examiner's office said.

The 68-year-old victim was walking when she was approached by an unknown gunman who demanded her property, police said.

During the robbery, a 38-year-old man attempted to intervene and became involved in a physical altercation with the armed robber who suffered a single gunshot wound to his left leg, police said.

Williams was initially taken to Stroger Hospital but later transferred to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, police said. His death was ruled a homicide.

Area Four Detectives are investigating.

2025-03-18T13:35:03.107-05:00

Man shot in February during Austin robbery has died: officials Isiah Matthews, 58, died Wednesday after being shot in February during the robbery of a 68-year-old woman in the 5000 block of West Congress Parkway, officials said.