Kady Grass said she was waiting to use the restroom when she was called a derogatory slur by a 16-year-old boy. She tried to walk away, but she said the teen and a 19-year-old man attacked her.

John Kammrad, of Elgin, IL, is now facing a hate crime charge for attacking Kady Grass at the Carpentersville McDonald's at 1660 South Kennedy Drive.

Kady Grass suffered a broken nose, a hemorrhage on her eye, and PTSD after the attack at a McDonald's in Carpentersville last week. "I genuinely think that their plan was to kill me, ...

Kady Grass was seriously injured. CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Kady Grass and her younger cousin say they came to a north suburban McDonald's on Tuesday to get a snack after her middle school ...

The female victim, 19-year-old Kady Grass, told ABC News the attack, which led to her suffering a broken nose and bruises on her shoulders, was based on her sexual orientation.

Kady Grass said she wants hate crime charges filed against the men who did it. "I genuinely think that their plan was to kill me, and that they didn't care if they ended my life that day," Grass said.

Kady Grass, who lives in Wisconsin, was visiting her hometown to see her grandparents and attend her cousin’s choir concert May 13 when the incident occurred about 8:20 p.m. at the 1660 S ...

Kady Grass provided this photo taken at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin to show the injuries she received in a May 13, 2025, fight with two teens who allegedly used a gay slur and attacked her ...

After all, according to Kady Grass, ... Grass was leaving the restroom when 19-year-old John Z. Kammrad of Elgin and others approached her and called her a derogatory name.

Kady Grass said she wants hate crime charges filed against the men who did it. "I genuinely think that their plan was to kill me, and that they didn't care if they ended my life that day," Grass said.