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 ...

Illinois librarians are asking lawmakers to intervene in e-book and audiobook licensing as they say publishers are making ...

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, ...

Illinois became the first state in the U.S. to outlaw book bans, after Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed legislation that would cut off state funding for any Illinois library that tries to ban books, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting this year, public libraries in Illinois had a choice: adopt principles against book banning or give up state grants. A ...

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 ...

(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 ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WSIL) -- More than $28 million in library and literacy grants were recently awarded to library facilities across the state. Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi ...

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.

(The Center Square) – Starting next year, Illinois public libraries must stock opioid overdose antidotes and train staff, a move supporters say saves lives, though critics worry it adds new burdens.

Addison Public Library librarians Sara Lock, left, and Lesley Cyrier, right, are part of a statewide program offering digital literacy and access for Illinois residents needing to connect to civil ...