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Library grant money at stake

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers approved a measure requiring libraries to adopt an anti-book banning policy in order to receive state funding, in a Wednesday vote that fissured along party lines. The bill now heads to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said he looks forward to signing it. The legislation, spearheaded by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and sponsored by Chicago-area Sen. Laura Murphy, a Democrat, represents a counter-movement to growing efforts to restrict books on topics such as race, gender and sexuality in U.S. schools and libraries. Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer, a Republi...

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are laying out their agendas for the end of the legislative session, including addressing education, energy pricing issues and looking to fix the many problems facing the Department of Child and...

They greenlit a bill that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding.

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Legislature passed a measure that would restrict state tax money from going to local libraries if they don't comply with standards from a national library group. Illinois Secretary of ...