AnneTheWriter<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BombThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BombThreats</span></a> were made against multiple <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a>-area <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> yesterday, at the same time as <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a> Secy of State <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AlexiGiannoulias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexiGiannoulias</span></a> was testifying in the state capitol about Illinois' first-in-the-nation law against <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BookBanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBanning</span></a>, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1st, 2024.</p><p>Libraries in downtown Chicago & suburban <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Evanston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evanston</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Addison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Addison</span></a>, and Aurora received threats. My home city of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuroraIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuroraIllinois</span></a> (2nd largest in the state) has three <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> branches, all of which were closed and searched by police with bomb-sniffing dogs yesterday.</p><p>Meanwhile, an unidentified "explosive device" was found and detonated at a suburban Chicago Recycling Center this morning. (No one is officially connecting this to the threats.)</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LibrariansOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariansOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> </p><p>Video: <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Giannoulias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Giannoulias</span></a> Responds to Bomb Threats<br><a href="https://youtu.be/v3BaJvz7SLo?si=8Pc6Qz1iCfXKg1EK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/v3BaJvz7SLo?si=8Pc6Qz</span><span class="invisible">1iCfXKg1EK</span></a></p><p>Article: Bomb Threats Against Illinois Libraries<br><a href="https://wgntv.com/news/libraries-in-aurora-evanston-addison-targeted-by-bomb-threats/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgntv.com/news/libraries-in-au</span><span class="invisible">rora-evanston-addison-targeted-by-bomb-threats/</span></a></p><p>Article: Explosive Device Found at Garbage Facility<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/explosive-device-groot-waste-management-ohare/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/chicago/news/explo</span><span class="invisible">sive-device-groot-waste-management-ohare/</span></a></p>