Equality Illinois

CHICAGO — Equality Illinois, a statewide LGBT advocacy group, said Monday it plans to launch a $500,000 effort to promote same-sex marriage ahead of the 2014 election. [ Read more → ]

Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois, a statewide advocacy organization, commented Saturday on the decision by the East Aurora school board to rescind policy that supported transgender and gender nonconforming staff, faculty, and students. [ Read more → ]

The fallout over remarks made by Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy last week, stating his opposition to LGBT rights, and in particular same-sex marriage, has turned into a public relations debacle for the Atlanta-based fast food chain. [ Read more → ]

CHICAGO -- LGBT advocacy group Equality Illinois on Tuesday kicked off a multi-faceted "Flick-the-Hate" campaign aimed at Illinois communities where Chick-fil-A has franchises, a response to the fast-food chain's millions of dollars in donatons to anti-LGBT organizations, and anti-gay comments from its president. [ Read more → ]

An estimated 1,618 total civil union licenses were issued across Illinois this past month since the state's Civil Unions Law took effect June 1, according to Equality Illinois. [ Read more → ]