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.
there were 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources across the United States that same year.“It’s honestly hard and deeply disheartening to figure out how we even got to this point,” Giannoulias said in a news conference after the vote. “Regardless, it’s shameful that it’s gotten this far, and I’m proud that in Illinois, we’re the first state in the country to do something about it.”that he plans to sign the bill.
Ultimately, the District 99 school board voted to keep the book at Downers Grove North and South high schools, according to theBut after seeing the board face what Stava-Murray described as an “obnoxious campaign of public bigotry,” she said she looked into the issue and found attempts to ban books were happening across the state at an alarming rate.When Giannoulias asked if she would sponsor HB 2789, it was a “hearty yes,” she said during the Wednesday news conference.
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