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Freedom to Marry Bill Passed by Senate Executive Committee, Moves to Vote by Full Senate

Witnesses urge Illinois to support loving, committed couples, as panel moves SB 10 to vote as early as next week

February 5, 2013

Illinois Unites Urges Swift Passage of Legislation Extending Freedom to Marry

CHICAGO - With the opening of the 98^th Illinois General Assembly this week, Illinois Unites for Marriage urged state legislators to move quickly in passing the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.

January 31, 2013

ACLU urges court to reject eviction of CHA resident over unconstitutional drug testing policy

A Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) resident, living in the Oakwood Shores mixed-income development on the South Side of Chicago, faces eviction from her apartment as a result of the CHA’s approval of an unconstitutional suspicionless drug-testing scheme.

January 23, 2013

Freedom to Marry Bill To Be Swiftly Introduced on First Day of New Illinois General Assembly

Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and Representative Greg Harris (D-Chicago) file Senate and House bills, ask constituents to contact their legislators in support.

January 9, 2013

Statement on the Freedom to Marry Bill

Despite the best efforts of legislative sponsors, allied organizations and concerned individuals, the Illinois Senate was unable to hold a final vote on legislation that approves the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Illinois.

January 3, 2013

GOP Leaders Show Support for Passage of Marriage Equality in Illinois

Illinois GOP Chairman, former RNC Chair Urge Giving Same-Sex Couples the Freedom to Marry

January 3, 2013