State Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) announced today that she's hoping to build on that momentum by introducing the Equal Marriage Act (SB 2468), the...
Daily Herald | Posted 06.08.2009 | Chicago
We believe in fairness. We believe a majority of Illinois residents believe in fairness. And we demand the Legislature do the right and just thing and...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.30.2009 | Chicago
Rather than head to Iowa, many same-sex couples in Chicago who want to marry seem content to wait until they can legally wed in Illinois, demonstratin...
AP | ANDREA ZELINSKI | Posted 05.19.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- In the wake of victories for same-sex marriage in other states, Illinois gay-rights activists plan to push forward soon with...
Daily Herald | Ashok Selvam | Posted 05.15.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn said he thinks Springfield lawmakers will eventually allow for civil unions, which would give homosexual couples rights comparable to t...
Progress Illinois | Adam Doster | Posted 05.04.2009 | Chicago
The decision should carry a special resonance in Illinois, which, like most other states, has a law on the books defining marriage as a union between ...
Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 03.12.2009 | Chicago
His proposal to extend civil unions to same-sex couples may have stalled in the General Assembly last year, but state Rep. Greg Harris is pushing back...
Chicago Tribune | James Janega | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago
A proposal to allow civil unions in Illinois between same-sex couples has been stalled in the state legislature and seems likely to stay that way, as ...
Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago