panhandling

Sean Crawford talks with State Journal-Register Business Editor Tim Landis.This week:* Panhandling trial: Set for Dec. 5 on constitutionality of city of…

Sean Crawford talks with Tim Landis, Business Editor for the State Journal-Register.* Panhandling lawsuits against city of Springfield will go to federal…

Sean Crawford talks with the State Journal-Register's Tim Landis for our weekly Business Report. This week:* Panhandling Ordinances: Two constitutional…

Cities in Illinois and across the country have laws regulating panhandling. But courts are tossing them out, and Springfield’s ordinance could be next.…

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to hear an appeal from Springfield over its anti-panhandling law. That means the capital city is barred from…

The city of Springfield is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a downtown panhandling ban after it was declared unconstitutional by a federal…

Springfield's effort to reduce panhandling in the downtown area is facing a legal challenge. While business owners say a city ordinance has worked,…

Springfield is defending its policies on panhandlers after a new lawsuit accused the city of violating free-speech rights by barring panhandlers from…