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DACC awarded adult literacy grant
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 28—In support of libraries, education and lifelong learning, Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced that he has awarded more than $21.4 million in grants ...
In Washington, GOP senators grill Alexi Giannoulias over Illinois anti-book-ban law
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA new Illinois law that seeks to deter book bans and restrictions in public schools and libraries came under the scrutiny of a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday during a hearing that revealed stark ...
Illinois Secretary of State: Candidates want to cut wait times, modernize offices
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNext year, for the first time in over 20 years, Illinois will have a new Secretary of State. Candidates Dan Brady, R, of Bloomington and Alexi Giannoulias, D, of Chicago are looking to replace ...
Illinois Becomes First State to Ban Book Bans
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIllinois has become the first state to enact what’s being called a ban on book bans. House Bill 2789, signed into law Monday by Democratic Gov. J.B....
Editorial: Tribune endorses Alexi Giannoulias and Dan Brady for secretary of state
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat do driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations have to do with abortion or Donald Trump? If that sounds like an absurd question, you were not at our endorsement meeting for the Democratic ...
'First of its kind' Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a bill that he says will make Illinois the...
'Don't give an inch on this': Lawmakers argue over book bans in heated hearing
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCapitol Hill became the latest arena for a growing fight over book bans, as lawmakers debated their...
Republican senator reads explicit passages from LGBT+ memoirs in misleading stunt at book ban...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDuring a Senate committee hearing about the wave of book ban attempts across the US in recent years,...
Alexi Giannoulias: Illinois Secretary of State candidate answers Tribune Editorial Board...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTo inform voters and to help the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board make endorsements, the board posed a series of questions to the candidates running for Illinois Secretary of State. See how other ...
New Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books
The Week via Yahoo News· 11 months agobooks on display for banned book week Chicago Tribune / Contributor / Getty Images Illinois Gov....
