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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

Illinois reporter subpoenaed in civil rights lawsuit; judge sets order aside

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 15, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Denise Crosby (The Beacon-News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Sept. 15, 2022: Pending

Oct. 11, 2022: Objected to

Oct. 24, 2022: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

Sept. 15, 2022: Pending

Oct. 11, 2022: Objected to

Oct. 24, 2022: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

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

Sept. 6, 2022: Objected to

Sept. 7, 2022: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Individual aims weapon at FOX reporter, photographer during morning broadcast

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 25, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Joanie Lum (WFLD)

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

Individual aims firearm at FOX news crew during morning broadcast

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 25, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 23 (WFLD)

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

Federal judge upholds subpoena demanding unreleased materials from Chicago’s CBS2 News

Incident Details

Updated on: October 20, 2022
Date of incident: October 26, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: WBBM-TV

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 26, 2021: Pending

Nov. 8, 2021: Objected to

April 29, 2022: Upheld

May 10, 2022: Objected to

Oct. 20, 2022: Upheld

Oct. 28, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Production company subpoenaed for documentary footage in criminal case

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 18, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Painless Television, Inc.

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 18, 2021: Pending

Oct. 19, 2021: Objected to

June 27, 2022: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Reporter, public removed from Illinois city council meeting

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 13, 2021
Location: Country Club Hills, Illinois
Targets: Erica Chiang (The Southland Journal)

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

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