Woman charged in alleged anti-Palestinian hate crime inside Downers Grove Panera due in court

Woman arraigned on 6 hate crime charges after tirade at Downers Grove restaurant

A woman accused of committing an anti-Palestinian hate crime at a Downers Grove restaurant pleaded not guilty on Monday.Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, of the 1700 block of Boulder Drive in Darien, was arraigned on six felony counts of hate crime, according to court records.When she was arrested on Nov. 18, Szustakiewicz was charged with two hate crime counts and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.The felony charges accuse Szustakiewicz of…

Woman charged in alleged anti-Palestinian hate crime inside Downers Grove Panera due in court

Alexandra Szustakiewicz will appear in court Monday on hate crime charges after an incident at a Downers Grove Panera.

Anti-Palestinian Racism in Canada

This report, co-authored with CJPME, reveals an explosion of anti-Palestinian racism in 2023 over the previous year.