I’m a born and raised American who took his wife out for lunch. I was not able to do that simply because I was Palestinian.”

An attack was caught on camera in Downers Grove, and it was all over a sweatshirt supporting Palestine. A husband and his pregnant wife said they were yelled at, cussed at, slapped, and had coffee thrown on them. Now Downers Grove police are on the case. Words can sting, and actions can hit even harder.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - A woman was arrested after allegedly attacking a couple wearing clothing with the word "Palestine" at a Panera Bread restaurant in Downers Grove. Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, was charged with two counts of hate crime and one count of ...

Just before noon, Downers Grove police responded to a disturbance call at Panera Bread in the 7000 block of Lemont Road. Police said Szustakiewicz confronted and yelled expletives