Maskless Springfield alderman scolds reporter, unsuccessfully seeks their removal from council chambers

A Springfield alderman unsuccessfully sought the removal of a newspaper reporter from city council chambers Tuesday evening, arguing that the reporter was violating his social distance.Minutes before the Springfield City Council was set to convene, Ward 1 Ald. Chuck Redpath requested that Illinois Times reporter Bruce Rushton be restricted to the space in the back of the council chambers reserved for the media.Redpath alleged that Rushton, who typically sits in the […]