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By Dan Roth on February 14, 2013, 5:49pm
Democrats in the Illinois Senate stood up for love for all couples today. According to The Chicago Tribune, “the Democratic-led Senate delivered a Valentine’s Day victory to gay and lesbian couples today, passing legislation for the first time that would allow same-sex marriage in Illinois.” The bill passed 34-21 with 2 abstentions.
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By Dan Roth on December 14, 2012, 10:57pm
United Press International is reporting that two Democratic Illinois legislators plan on advancing legislation to grant equal marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples in the state.
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By Nathan Thomas on December 6, 2010, 10:52am
In a vote that was as suspenseful as it was significant for thousands of Illinois families, the Democratically-controlled Illinois legislature has approved that state’s first law gr
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By Nathan Thomas on July 17, 2009, 12:10pm
When we discuss redistricting here, we put a lot of focus on legislative control -— and with good reason. But beyond the numbers game, redistricting is often a little more complicated in certain states, and Illinois has one of the more interesting cartographical processes.
