Groups Rally for Marriage Equality Protest in Chicago Heights Saturday

Groups for and against same-sex marriage plan to protest tomorrow at Rep. DeLuca's office in Chicago Heights.

Following Gov. Pat Quinn's insistence that the Illinois House send him legislation to legalize gay marriage, groups on both sides of the issue will rally outside Rep. Anthony DeLuca's Chicago Heights office Saturday.  Quinn is calling on legislators to put the bill on his desk, saying they've "had plenty of time to make up their mind on the issue," according to the Chicago Tribune.  The measure passed through the state Senate on Valentine's Day.  Members of Illinois Family—a group opposing gay marriage—will protest the legalization of same-sex marriage. Pro-gay marriage group Gay Liberation Network, which had previously scheduled its presence at a protest in Western Springs, has shifted its plans to attend the south suburban rally, instead…

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Illinois Senate Passes Historic Same Sex Marriage Bill

The bill will now move to the House of Representatives where it will have to pass committee and floor action before going to Gov. Quinn.

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage passed the Illinois Senate early Thursday afternoon, making a happier Valentine's Day for gay couples across the state. The Senate passed the bill—SB 10—with 34 votes in favor, 21 votes against and two abstentions. The bill will now go to the House of Representatives, where it will need 60 votes to pass.  The bill will now go over to the House of Representative where it will have to repeat the same process before going to Gov. Quinn, who already voiced his support of the bill in a Chicago Tribune report. If passed, the state law defining marriage would be changed from an act between a man and a woman, to two people.  "I've been told it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when it's going to be done," …

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John

7:01 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013

Ummm, ep concerned, it's the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives. The "local politicians" don't vote....   more ›

Illinois Takes Step Toward Gay Marriage

Legislators in support of same-sex marriage have a long way to go, but the ball is rolling.

A same-sex marriage bill may be voted on in the Illinois Senate as early as Valentine’s Day, the Chicago Tribune reports. Sen. Heather Seans, D-Chicago, sponsored the bill in last month’s lame duck session, but it took until Tuesday for it to advance past committee action in a 9-5 vote, according to the report. The bill will now go to floor process where the entire Senate will consider its passage. Should it make it through the Senate readings, it will go before the House, where the process will be repeated. If it passes the House—a big "if," according to the Tribune—it then goes up for consideration by Governor Pat Quinn. Quinn recently told the Tribune he completely supports same-sex marriage. For more, read the Chicago Tribune report.

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Bob Laird

12:15 am on Sunday, February 10, 2013

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGH. I rest my case. Goofey is as goofey does, or says at least. left wing minnie got accused of messing around with a teabagger. mickey found out she was just f'ing goofey. g'nite minnie.   more ›

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