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CBS Chicago journalist reports assault by police during Columbus statue protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 17, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Marissa Parra (WBBM-TV)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist assaulted while covering aftermath of protests in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Ken Bedford (WLS-TV)

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

Chicago journalist pepper-sprayed in the face while holding up press credentials and screaming ‘Press!’

Incident Details

Updated on: October 23, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Case number: 1:20-cv-03422
Targets: Jonathan Ballew (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Camera equipment stolen from Chicago Tribune photographer during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Erin Hooley (Chicago Tribune)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2
Actor →: Private individual

WGN news van vandalized in Chicago during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: WGN-TV

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Man arrested following assault of reporter during live broadcast

Incident Details

Updated on: April 11, 2023
Date of incident: May 23, 2020
Location: Shorewood, Illinois
Targets: Gaynor Hall (WGN-TV)

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

Photojournalist assaulted and camera destroyed by passerby

Incident Details

Updated on: August 25, 2020
Date of incident: May 1, 2020
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 2 (WQAD-TV)

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

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

Illinois mayor threatens journalist for taking pictures, video on public street

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 26, 2020
Location: Bellmont, Illinois
Targets: John Kraft (Edgar County Watchdogs)

Chilling Statement

Illinois county drops subpoena for government watchdog’s communications

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2020
Location: Effingham County, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

March 25, 2020: Pending

April 7, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Chicago CBS affiliate ordered to turn over unedited interview footage

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 12, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Derek Dalton (WBBM-TV)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 12, 2020: Pending

Feb. 26, 2020: Objected to

Aug. 3, 2020: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Chicago CBS2 reporter subpoenaed for aired and unpublished footage

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 12, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dave Savini (WBBM-TV)

Legal orders →: national security letter for communications or work product

Feb. 12, 2021: Pending

Feb. 26, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 3, 2022: Partially upheld
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena issued for watchdog blog’s documents, communications

Incident Details

Updated on: April 11, 2024
Date of incident: February 7, 2020
Location: Stark County, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 7, 2020: Pending

March 1, 2020: Objected to

Unknown date: Ignored
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoenas seeking Illinois-based government watchdog’s communications and documents dropped

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Effingham County, Illinois
Targets: Kirk Allen (Edgar County Watchdogs), Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 27, 2019: Pending

Sept. 11, 2019: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Newsday reporter threatened and ordered out of the locker room following Mets loss in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 23, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Tim Healey (Newsday)

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New Yorker staff writer subpoenaed for testimony in civil rights lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 18, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Nicholas Schmidle (The New Yorker)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

June 18, 2019: Pending

July 23, 2019: Objected to

Oct. 18, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Student journalist subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of dispute between university, foundation

Incident Details

Updated on: April 23, 2024
Date of incident: May 22, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Euirim Choi (The [University of] Chicago Maroon)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 22, 2019: Pending

June 3, 2019: Objected to

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Student newspaper subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of $100 million dispute

Incident Details

Updated on: April 23, 2024
Date of incident: May 17, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: The [University of] Chicago Maroon

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 19, 2019: Pending

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Judge orders ProPublica Illinois, other media, not to publish details of juvenile court case

Incident Details

Updated on: April 15, 2019
Date of incident: March 14, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Media, ProPublica Illinois

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

New Yorker staff writer subpoenaed for 'all documents' around 2014 article

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 22, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Nicholas Schmidle (The New Yorker)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 22, 2019: Pending

Nov. 8, 2019: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Second subpoena issued for content of Illinois watchdog’s Dropbox account

Incident Details

Updated on: July 10, 2019
Date of incident: February 22, 2019
Location: Algonquin Township, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 22, 2019: Pending

March 1, 2025: Objected to

April 16, 2019: Upheld

Unknown date: Objected to

July 10, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Third-party: Dropbox (tech company)
Legal order venue →: State

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