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Illinois Senate passes civil unions, moves to Governor for signature

Landmark civil unions legislation, giving committed long-term partners important legal protections afforded to other Illinois families, has cleared another hurdle as the Illinois Senate voted Wednesday morning to pass the bill. The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (SB 1716) passed to cheers in the Senate by a 32-24-1 vote Wednesday. The bill passed... Read more »
By Bill Pritchard,
December 1, 2010 at 2:22 pm
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Openly-gay Meister drops out of US Senate race

(photo by Jay Shaff/ChicagoPride.com) Openly-gay Jacob Meister has withdrawn his name from consideration for the US Senate seat, currently held by Democrat Roland Burris and previously held by President Barack Obama. Meister now throws his support behind Democratic frontrunner Alexi Giannoulias. Meister became the state’s first openly-gay candidate to run for the United States senate... Read more »
By GoPride,
January 31, 2010 at 11:52 am
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EQIL Justice for All Gala video wrap

John Fenoglio and Matt Johnston from OutWorld.TV provide a video recap of the Equality Illinois 2010 Justice for All Gala, last Saturday (Jan. 23) at the Chicago Hilton... Read more »
By Bill Pritchard,
January 28, 2010 at 8:56 pm
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