2020 Illinois Winners announced

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Congress Park was one of 421 Illinois schools participating in the selection of our 2020 Monarch Winner.  

1st Place: Baby Monkey Private Eye
2nd Place: The Bad Guys
3rd Place: Do No Lick This Book

12,697 votes

10,002 votes

8,837 votes

Total votes 87,497 and breakdown

 The Bluestem had less participants with only 327 participating selecting this year's best nominated book.  

1st Place: Real Friends
2nd Place: Last Kids on Earth
​3rd Place: The Bad Guys

3,835 votes

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​3,636 votes

​3.562 votes

Total votes 31,984 and breakdown

Congratulations to these authors and illustrators!