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 ...

Librarians statewide are preparing to meet an influx of book challenges if a nationwide censorship trend comes to Illinois. “We’ve not seen as many widespread orchestrated challenges or campaigns in ...

According to the latest Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices, 1,138 employees across the state ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Illinois is 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 ...

(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.

CARLINVILLE — A newly-launched website is designed to help Illinois residents learn more about the history of their State Library, as well as the development and role of libraries in communities ...

One for the books: The Illinois Library Association’s 1998 Librarian of the Year would rather talk about his library’s staff and board than himself. That helps explain why the entire management staff ...

The Illinois Secretary of State has led a legislative effort to increase the eligibility of public libraries for the Equalization Aid Grant, resulting in 108 libraries now being eligible for state ...