SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar was honored Wednesday at the Illinois State Library. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias honored the legacy and impact of Edgar with the ...

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 ...

A bill that would block libraries from receiving state grants if they ban books cleared the Illinois Senate Wednesday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker, who is expected to sign it. House Bill ...

We all know libraries are places for books and periodicals or public access to the internet, but libraries are many more things than that. You can get help with your taxes at the library. You can rent ...

Standing next to Governor J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias holds the now-enacted Illinois legislation outlawing book bans - and his infant daughter - at the bill's signing ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong ...

The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong opposition from Republicans ...

Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker signed a bill Monday that would require libraries receiving funding from the state to adopt an anti-censorship pledge akin to that promoted by the American Library ...