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Reporter, public barred from Illinois township board meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 13, 2024
Location: South Holland, Illinois
Targets: Josh Bootsma (The Lansing Journal)

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Government event

Illinois watchdog blog subpoenaed in defamation case; subpoena later withdrawn

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 28, 2023
Location: Belleville, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 28, 2023: Pending

Dec. 20, 2023: Dropped

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Nov. 28, 2023: Pending

Dec. 20, 2023: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Chicago-area reporter cited for seeking comment from local officials

Incident Details

Updated On: November 6, 2023
Date of Incident: October 30, 2023
Location: Calumet City, Illinois
Targets: Hank Sanders (Daily Southtown)

Arrest Status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting Authority →: Calumet City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: interference/hampering of city employees

Oct. 30, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 6, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interference/hampering of city employees

Oct. 30, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 6, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interference/hampering of city employees

Oct. 30, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 6, 2023: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Chicago TV reporter attacked while livestreaming

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 6, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified reporter 6 (WGBO-DT)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Univision reporter, photographer robbed at gunpoint in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 28, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified reporter 5 (WGBO-DT)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Univision photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 28, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 31 (WGBO-DT)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

WLS-TV photographer assaulted, phones stolen, vehicle damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 30 (WLS-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 2

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Music journalist subpoenaed in criminal trial of singer R. Kelly

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 3, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Jim DeRogatis (The New Yorker)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 3, 2022: Pending

Sep. 6, 2022: Objected to

Sep. 7, 2022: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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