Taking a brand new tack within the ideological battle over what books kids ought to be capable to learn, Illinois will prohibit e book bans in its public faculties and libraries, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker calling the invoice that he signed on Monday the primary of its type.
The legislation, which takes impact subsequent yr, was the Democratic-controlled state’s response to a pointy rise in book-banning efforts throughout the nation, particularly in Republican-led states, the place lawmakers have made it simpler to take away library books…
