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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 14, 2023
As book bans in Republican-led states seem to be sweeping the country, Illinois is now a beacon of hope as it became the first U.S. state “to outlaw book bans after Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed legislation that would cut off state funding for any Illinois library that tries to ban books.”
Before signing the bill into law, Pritzker said, “Book bans are about censorship;
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