Public libraries

Today is the last day of Banned Books Week -- which celebrates open access to information. Last year, Illinois passed a law to BAN… book bans. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin talked with the law’s author, state rep. Anne Stava-Murray, about how it’s working in its first year…

The Illinois State Library has awarded close to half a million dollars in Project Next Generation grants to 29 libraries statewide. The grants allow…

Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump yesterday in Chicago over proposed cuts to public library funding. She…