Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday that $680,522 in grants has been awarded to 36 public libraries — including several in the Local 6 region.

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced more than $680,000 in grants awarded to public libraries across ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ new secretary of state and Democrats in the General Assembly are pushing back against a rise in challenges to books shelved in libraries. Secretary of State Alexi ...

(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.

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