The Imagination Library mails more than 2.8 million high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to children's homes each month. Each child enrolled in the program receives one book per month from ...

As people across Illinois prepare for a once in a lifetime cicada “dual emergence,” fear of the weird-looking flying bugs with big red eyes is on the rise, experts say. But they also say tha… ...

As Illinois became the first state to make a public stand against book bans, many neighboring states are making statements in the reverse: They plan to make it easier for books to be challenged ...

Record number of attempted book bans in 2022, American Library Association says 01:34. Illinois became the first state in the U.S. to outlaw book bans, after Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed ...

Illinois has anti-censorship protections, but it remains to be seen whether residents will remain vigilant and vocal about their support for keeping library books on shelves.

Illinois legislators on Wednesday sent a bill to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) that would require libraries to adopt policies prohibiting book bans to remain eligible for state grants.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois is poised to become the first state to punish public institutions that ban books. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has said he supports a House bill that would withhold ...

You can read about his ruff beginnings in the new children's book, Billy The Kid Makes It Big. His story is written by someone who knows a thing or two about sticking to a music career: the one ...