Pritzker denounces threats targeting Chicago-area libraries as ‘abhorrent' and ‘disgusting'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday condemned threats made to several Chicago-area libraries this week, with some occurring on the same day as Il...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday condemned threats made to several Chicago-area libraries this week, with some occurring on the same day as Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias testified at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on the state's first-in-the-nation ban against book bans. "I strongly condemn the abhorrent threats issued towards libraries across the state this week," the governor said in a statement, in part. "The threat of violence is disgusting, particularly because it is against institutions that are vitally important to preserving an educated an empowered community.