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Equality Illinois calls on Chicago to end relationship with Moscow
CHICAGO – Equality Illinois on Tuesday urged the City of Chicago to suspend its sister city relationship with Moscow as part of a concerted effort to protest Russia’s criminalization of gay rights activism.
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Ill. coalition launches statewide campaign to build support for same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — Marriage equality supporters in Illinois are launching a $2 million statewide campaign aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Chicago police: Attack on lesbian couple an anti-gay hate crime
CHICAGO — A lesbian couple was attacked in a Chicago neighborhood on Saturday night by as many as 10 men who taunted them for being gay and took turns punching and kicking them on the dark street.
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Couples in Lambda Legal, ACLU suit seek ruling on Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — Twenty-five couples who filed a lawsuit challenging Illinois’ ban on gay marriage asked a judge on Wednesday to rule quickly in their favor, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down part of a law denying federal benefits to married gay couples creates a new urgency in the state.
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Lambda Legal, ACLU to seek ‘swift ruling’ in challenge to Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois said Tuesday they plan to file a motion for summary judgment, asking for a swift ruling in an ongoing lawsuit seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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PHOTOS: Millions flock to pride events just days after Supreme Court rulings
SAN FRANCISCO — Millions of gay rights supporters crowded parade routes in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and other major U.S. cities to celebrate what once was unimaginable — two Supreme Court victories on same-sex marriage.
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Fight for marriage equality in Ill. the focus of participants at Chicago Pride
CHICAGO — Energized by recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, massive rainbow-covered crowds gathered Sunday for Chicago’s annual Pride Parade with attendees, advocates and politicians vowing to continue the fight for gay marriage in Illinois.
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Equality Illinois plans $500K ‘Fight Back for Marriage’ campaign
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.
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15 Ill. lawmakers who backed marriage bill apologize to gay marriage advocates
CHICAGO — Backers of a measure that would’ve legalized same-sex marriage in Illinois have written a letter to advocates saying it’s not the time for them “to splinter.”
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Ill. House speaker extends marriage bill deadline for possible summer session
The Illinois same-sex marriage bill had its deadline date for approval extended into the summer. House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) acted quietly on Friday night before the House adjourned to extend the bill’s deadline for approval until August 31.