Illinois Gov. expected to sign bill withholding state funds from institutions that ban books ...Middle East

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is expected to sign a bill that would withhold state funds from institutions that ban books amid nationwide efforts to pull some titles from shelves.  “Illinois is one step closer to preventing book banning in Illinois libraries,” said Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. “Under this bill, we can support our state’s libraries and librarians and protect them against attempts to ban, remove or restrict access to books and resources,” he said. The state’s H.B. 2789 would require libraries to adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights — which  “indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or

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