Illinois Libraries host online event with Rep. Adam Kinzinger Feb. 29

Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire joins more than 20 libraries across Illinois to host an online event with former US Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R, IL-16) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, on Zoom.

Kinzinger will discuss his bestselling memoir, “Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in our Divided Country.” The book captures one of the most transformative periods in recent history in a personal account from inside Congress.

From 2011-22, Congressman Kinzinger served six terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois’ 16th Congressional District. Kinzinger was one of only two Republicans who served on the United States House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack.

Kinzinger will be joined in conversation by award-winning journalist and interviewer Steve Edwards. Edwards is the former host of Chicago Public Radio’s “Eight Forty-Eight” and “The Afternoon Shift” programs. Edwards also helped launch and lead the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, a nonpartisan program devoted to cultivating the next generation of public service leaders.

“An Evening with Adam Kinzinger,” presented in partnership with 22 Illinois libraries, will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To sign up, visit VAPLD.info/calendar.