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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 ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 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 ...

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 ...

Employees of the Illinois State Library were forced to evacuate their offices Friday morning after receiving a bomb threat, a spokesperson for the Illinois Secretary of State office confirmed.

(WSIL) -- Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded $530,104 in 2022 Project Next Generation (PNG) grants to 28 public libraries statewide. PNG is a mentoring program administered ...

UPDATE: On Thursday, Naperville’s DuPage Children’s Museum was notified that its grant for $84,000 in institute funding to support the travel of a bilingual exhibit to Illinois public libraries was ...