US EditionIllinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions, in latest First Amendment dustup
- The city of Calumet City in suburban Chicago has issued municipal citations to a reporter for persistent contacts with city officials regarding fall flooding.
- The reporter, Hank Sanders, from the Daily Southtown, was allegedly interfering with city employees by contacting them for information.
- The incident represents a larger trend of a lack of understanding of the First Amendment, with small municipalities also attempting to intimidate reporters.
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Illinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. >> 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.
Illinois reporter tried to get answers from city officials. They cited him for ‘interference’ instead
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.
Calumet City Tickets Reporter for Asking Too Many Questions, in
Hank Sanders reported in an Oct. 20 story that consultants told Calumet City administrators the city’s stormwater infrastructure was in poor condition before flooding wrought by record September rains. Officials say Sanders continued to call and email city employees, drawing complaints including from Mayor Thaddeus Jones.
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