Gay Rights Activists Protest Sponsor
The sponsor of same sex marriage legislation is facing a backlash for not calling it for a vote before the General Assembly adjourned on Friday.
View ArticleUIS Professor Talks Same Sex Marriage And The Supreme Court
UIS Associate Professor Jason Pierceson is the author of “Same Sex Marriage in the U.S.:The Road to the Supreme Court.” The book recounts how the issue has evolved as we await opinions on two key cases.
View ArticleBrauer Predicts Nothing Special In Special Session
What will the special legislative session next week accomplish?"Nothing," says Rep. Rich Brauer (R-Petersburg). Brauer was a guest on WUIS' Illinois Edition Thursday. He talks pensions, concealed...
View ArticleWhat The DOMA Rulings Mean For Illinois
Expect a raucous time at this weekend's annual Pride Parade in Chicago. Gay right activists will celebrate the death of "DOMA," or the Defense of Marriage Act. Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling...
View ArticleSame Sex Marriage Ruling Set For September
A Cook County judge won't decide until late September on whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state's same sex marriage ban. Circuit Judge Sophia Hall listened to nearly two hours of arguments...
View ArticleACLU Hires Former GOP Chair's Firm To Lobby For Same Sex Marriage
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. Pat Brady left...
View ArticleSame Sex Marriage Activists Target House Republicans
A bill to legalize gay marriage in Illinois will be waiting for lawmakers when they head back to Springfield next month. The bill already passed the State Senate - but is stuck in the House. Now,...
View ArticleReaction To Illinois Same Sex Marriage Ruling
Attorneys for both sides are reacting to an Illinois judge's decision that a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage can continue. Camilla Taylor is an attorney with Lambda Legal,...
View ArticleDurkin Doubtful Pension Changes Will Happen This Fall
The newest leader in state government says he doubts pension reform will become reality during the upcoming fall veto session. Republican House Minority Leader Jim Durkin says it's not right to vote...
View ArticlePreview: Fall Veto Session
For the first time since a brief special session in July,legislators will begin making their way en masse to Springfield this week, for the fall veto session. The agenda before them is relatively...
View ArticleBoth Sides In Same Sex Marriage Debate Gathering In Springfield
Opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage are gearing up for another push in the Illinois Legislature. Supporters are planning a march and rally in Springfield on Tuesday, the first day of the...
View ArticleMarch For Marriage, But No Vote Certain
Rain didn't stop advocates for same-sex marriage, who rallied under umbrellas by the hundreds in front of the Illinois Capitol Tuesday, Oct. 22. A measure to legalize same-sex marriage passed the state...
View ArticleSpringfield Bishop Bars Same Sex Marriage Supporters From Cathedral
Springfield Catholic Bishop Thomas Paprocki sent this memo out earlier in the day Tuesday, prior to the march and rally in support of same sex marriage at the statehouse:The Rainbow Sash Movement has...
View ArticleKirk Won't Endorse In GOP Governor Primary
(AP)-Republican Sen. Mark Kirk says he won't endorse any candidate in Illinois' GOP gubernatorial primary. However, Kirk gave some advice. He contends the only way Republicans will take control of the...
View ArticleListen To State Week - November 15, 2013
More on Paul Vallas, the other gubernatorial candidates, a possible legislative session in December, and same sex marriages
View ArticleReaction To Same Sex Marriage Bill Signing
Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday signed same sex marriage into law in Illinois. Here are quotes and reaction to the bill signing. ___ ``It means we are able to say that we're a family and be...
View ArticleJudge Orders Expedited Marriage License for Same Sex Couple
The U.S. District Court in Chicago has ordered Cook County's clerk to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple, one of whom is terminally ill. County Clerk David Orr said he will comply with the...
View ArticleSame Sex Couple Weds In Cook County After Judge's Ruling
One Illinois same-sex couple has gotten married after a judge ruled ruled gay couples in the Chicago area don't have to wait until June to marry. Mercedes Santos and Theresa Volpe were married Friday...
View ArticleOberweis Would Back Federal Same Sex Marriage Law
The Republican nominee for U.S. Senate has switched his stance on same-sex marriage.Only a few Republican members of the General Assembly voted for Illinois' law that has, since June, allowed two men...
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