CHICAGO (CBS) — After recent threats against libraries and their workers in Illinois and around the country, state lawmakers are putting in protections to ensure the spaces stay safe. Secretary of ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. Last fall, when an anxious patron rushed into the Addison Public Library asking how to file a court document, Sara ...

An Illinois bill that outlaws the banning of books in public libraries in the state was signed into law by Gov JB. Pritzker on June 12, 2023. The new Illinois law will go into effect on Jan. 1 2024, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ new secretary of state and Democrats in the General Assembly are pushing back against a rise in challenges to books shelved in libraries. Secretary of State Alexi ...

(WAND) - Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has awarded more than $1.3 million to 2,484 Illinois public school libraries. The grants are awarded in the spring of every fiscal ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law on Monday which eliminates book bans, requiring public libraries in the state to ensure they offer a diverse range of materials.

CARBONDALE — Ellen Popit of West Frankfort, Ill., longtime librarian, advocate for library access, and current associate director of Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS), has been named an ...