If you’ve ever checked out an e-book or audiobook from your local library, you might not realize the cost behind that ...

Step into a castle-like library in Illinois with stunning architecture, endless books, and a creative kids’ space—see why it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting this year, public libraries in Illinois had a choice: adopt principles against book banning or give up state grants. A ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. Last fall, when an anxious patron rushed into the Addison Public Library asking how to file a court document, Sara ...

(The Center Square) – Starting next year, Illinois public libraries must stock opioid overdose antidotes and train staff, a move supporters say saves lives, though critics worry it adds new burdens.

CHICAGO, Ill. (WSIL) -- More than $28 million in library and literacy grants were recently awarded to library facilities across the state. Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi ...

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(WAND) - Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has awarded more than $1.3 million to 2,484 Illinois public school libraries. The grants are awarded in the spring of every fiscal ...