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Forty same-sex couples exchange vows in group wedding in Chicago park
Holding hands beneath thousands of soapy floating bubbles, 40 same-sex couples exchanged vows Sunday in a group wedding ceremony in Chicago’s Rogers Park to celebrate the first day of marriage equality in Illinois.
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Ill. insurance marketplace to open special enrollment for married, gay couples
CHICAGO — Illinois’ health insurance marketplace is now allowing married, gay and lesbian couples to enroll for private coverage. Now that same-sex marriage is legal in the state, Get Covered Illinois announced it will open up special enrollment periods for gay couples.
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Governor: Illinois is now ‘on the right side of history’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the state is now “on the right side of history,” as same-sex marriage becomes legal. The Chicago Democrat issued a statement Sunday, the first day of legal gay marriage in all of Illinois’ 102 counties. He says Illinois has “always been a place to embrace all people.”
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Marriage equality comes to Illinois after staggered start
Gay and lesbian couples across Illinois can now legally wed as the state’s law allowing same-sex marriage took effect Sunday. June 1 marked the first day all of Illinois’ 102 counties could begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a piecemeal start where some county officials began granting licenses months ago following a federal court ruling.
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The wait ends: Marriage equality in Illinois takes effect statewide on Sunday
The waiting ends Sunday, when Illinois’ 102 counties may begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Gay couples and gay-rights advocates across the state will mark the date with blessing ceremonies and group weddings, and several county clerks offices will make an exception and offer office hours that day for license-seekers unwilling to wait until Monday morning.
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Ill. student leads dorm with goal of gender and diversity inclusion
As the son of a special-education teacher and an Illinois State Police officer Brandon Rohlwing says he tried to come across as just another typical suburban sports-loving, heterosexual boy during his middle-school years in West Dundee, Ill., but “some students saw through that and saw the real me,” he says.
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Equality Illinois lists clergy ready to officiate same-sex wedding ceremonies
CHICAGO — Equality Illinois, an LGBT advocacy group, has put together a list of religious clergy who are ready to perform same-sex marriages.
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Ill. GOP replaces six party officials who wanted to oust pro-gay marriage leader
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A crop of Republican officials who wanted to oust former Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady for his statements supporting same-sex marriage have been replaced in their party positions.
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‘Truth Wins Out’ founder launches Chicago radio program
CHICAGO — Author and human rights advocate Wayne Besen will kick off a new radio show, “I’ve Got Issues,” on Saturday on Chicago’s WCPT, an independent progressive talk radio station.
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Cook County, Ill., approaches 1,000 marriage licenses to same-sex couples
CHICAGO — Cook County, Ill., has issued almost 1,000 marriage licenses since it was allowed to do so by a court ruling.