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Today, in his constitutionally-mandated “State of the State” message to the Illinois General Assembly, Governor Pat Quinn expressed his strong support for extending the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples in Illinois.
Witnesses urge Illinois to support loving, committed couples, as panel moves SB 10 to vote as early as next week
CHICAGO - With the opening of the 98th Illinois General Assembly this week, Illinois Unites for Marriage urged state legislators to move quickly in passing the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.
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.
Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and Representative Greg Harris (D-Chicago) file Senate and House bills, ask constituents to contact their legislators in support.
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.