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Wednesday, September 18
Governor Blagojevich wants every child in Illinois to have a book in his or her hands, yet at the same time, his state budget cuts are forcing some public libraries to reduce their book budgets and their hours and increase the wait for interlibrary loan materials. [Trib login: gapers/gapers]