- Tell Congress to Save Net Neutrality
- November 28, 2017
- Just before Thanksgiving, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Pai announced his plan to roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order. This would do away with rules that limit the power of Internet Service Providers – like Veriz…
- Place Your Summer Reading Order Today!
- November 28, 2017
- Place your Reading Takes You Everywhere summer reading order by December 1, and be assured that your products will be delivered before March 1, 2018. Click here to shop online today and click here to view the full delivery sc…
- Property Tax Freeze Proposal Dead for This Year
- November 9, 2017
- Senate Bill (SB) 851, the property tax freeze proposal, is dead for this year. While it did pass out of the Illinois House of Representatives yesterday by a vote of 75-32-1, it was not filed or voted upon in the Illinois Senate. Plea…
- Diane Foote Selected As the Next Executive Director of the Illinois Library Association
- October 31, 2017
- The Board of Directors of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) unanimously approved the hire of Diane Foote as the organization’s next Executive Director. Diane Foote, 50, boasts a long history of effective leadership, both as an Executive Di…
- Webinar On Energy Rebates and Incentives For Libraries
- October 16, 2017
- Energy Resources Center is excited to join with Illinois Library Association in hosting a webinar highlighting the many rebates and incentives available to Libraries for energy efficiency projects around the state. This webinar is free of charge and …
- Governor Signs ILA's Three Bills
- August 30, 2017
- ILA introduced three bills this year and all passed both chambers in the Illinois General Assembly successfully. The Governor recently signed all three: House Bill 373, Public Act 100-0245. This legislation amends the Illinois Local Library Act…
- ILA Comments to the FFC on Net Neutrality
- August 17, 2017
- The Illinois Library Association represents not only its 3,000+ members, but the millions who depend on academic, public, school, and special libraries. Our mission is to “enhance learning and ensure access to information for all,” and fu…
- FY 2018 Federal Library Funding Remains Secure, For Now
- July 20, 2017
- On July 19, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the same funding levels passed by its Labor–HHS Subcommittee last week. The action was another significant step toward ensuring FY 2018 funding of $231 million for the In…
- Library Referendum Bill Not Called for a Vote
- July 10, 2017
- Illinois Senate Bill (SB) 864 is the proposal that, if signed into law, would prohibit annexations without a front-door, binding referendum. After multiple discussions with the sponsor in the House (C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-100, Jacksonville), no amendmen…
- Three Library Bills Pass the Legislature, Off to the Governor for Signature
- June 3, 2017
- On May 31, the Illinois General Assembly adjourned without passage of an FY 2018 budget. On June 8, the Illinois House of Representatives will convene hearings in Chicago on the ramifications of the $14 billion bill backlog and its impact …
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