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… ...

The goal of this program is for all children in the state of Illinois, ages 0-5, to receive free books mailed directly to their home.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a bill into law to block public schools and libraries from banning books, calling it the first law of its kind in the country.

Recently, Josie was selected out of 700 applicants to be a member of Children’s Congress where she will meet with lawmakers in Washington D.C.

ROCKFORD — The Dollywood Foundation, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker partnered together to allocate 1.6 million dollars to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library ...

Illinois is a haven against book bans, but that’s not the case in surrounding states Illinois has anti-censorship protections, but it remains to be seen whether residents will remain vigilant ...

The music star talks about writing for children, standing up to bullies, and why her program to deliver books to children meant so much to her dad.

As book bans in Republican-led states seem to be sweeping the country, Illinois is now a beacon of hope as it became the first U.S. state “to outlaw book bans after Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday ...

Illinois has become the first state in the country to outlaw book bans in libraries. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law on June 12, 2023.

Illinois set to become first state to end book bans Schools and libraries could lose money for pulling books off the shelves under a bill the governor is expected to sign.

An Illinois teacher of over 20 years had the cops called on her after she gave her middle school students the option of reading a book about sexuality and gender.

In Illinois, there's now a ban on banning books. Schools or libraries that do so could end up losing state funds.