Illinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions
It’s the latest of several recent First Amendment dust-ups involving city officials and news outlets around the country.
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It’s the latest of several recent First Amendment dust-ups involving city officials and news outlets around the country.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding. The tickets from Calumet City, a city of 35,000 located 24 miles (39 kilometers) south of Chicago, allege “interference/hampering of […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent
Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding.
“We’re talking about a reporter who is doing his job,” says Don Craven, CEO of the Illinois Press Association.