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Illinois experts testify against book bans before Congress

WASHINGTON – Book bans have been growing in many states and some Illinois experts on the subject brought the matter before the US Congress.  US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  “Let’s be clear. Efforts to ban books are wrong whether they come from the right or the left,” […]

217 Today: Morris Day prepared to mesmerize fans in his return to central Illinois

September 14, 2023 Today’s headlines: The annual Pygmalion festival returns to Champaign-Urbana next week and two winners of RuPaul’s Drag Race will be an opening act.  Book bans have been growing in many states. Some Illinois experts on the subject brought the matter before the U.S. Congress. Illinois is set to eliminate cash bail in […]