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Lawyers fighting against Ill. same-sex marriage case want case dismissed
CHICAGO — Lawyers fighting a lawsuit by 25 same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in Illinois are making a new push to have the case dismissed.
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Military veterans join effort to legalize marriage equality in Ill.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois military veterans are joining the effort to legalize gay marriage in the state.
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Caribou Coffee apologizes after erasing window art by local gay-straight alliance
NORTHBROOK, Ill. — The Caribou Coffee chain is apologizing after a Chicago-area store erased window art completed by a local high school’s gay-straight alliance.
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Ill. judge rules lawsuit challenging same-sex marriage ban can proceed
CHICAGO — A lawsuit seeking to overturn Illinois’ ban on gay marriage can move forward in the courts, a judge ruled Friday, buoying hopes among some same-sex couples that it’s just a matter of time before they can marry in their home state.
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Ill. chapter of AFL-CIO votes to support same-sex marriage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The executive board of the Illinois chapter of the AFL-CIO is supporting gay marriage. The board voted Thursday in Chicago to urge the Illinois House to adopt the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.” The adopted resolution states the AFL-CIO joins faith communities, civil rights organizations, President Barack Obama and its own […]
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Democratic leader urges Ill. House to support marriage equality bill
CHICAGO — The second-ranking Democrat in the Illinois House has become the latest elected official urging lawmakers to support same-sex marriage as a matter of equality and as a boost for the state’s economy.
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Illinois’ marriage equality advocates plan new campaign strategy
CHICAGO — After their efforts to legalize gay marriage fizzled in Illinois this year, advocates gave their campaign a serious makeover: They called on unions, focused longer-term and recalibrated their message by using personal stories instead of civil rights comparisons.
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ACLU hires former Ill. GOP chairman to help legalize marriage equality
CHICAGO — The American Civil Liberties Union has hired a consulting firm started by the Illinois Republican Party’s former chairman to help with efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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Cardinal defends funding cuts for immigration groups that support gay marriage
CHICAGO — Cardinal Francis George, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, is defending his decision to bar church funding for immigrant rights groups that support same-sex marriage.
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Judge to decide in Sept. on whether to dismiss challenge to Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — A judge in Cook County, Ill., won’t decide until late September on whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s same sex marriage ban.