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A small, yet passionate, crowd of nearly 100 people turned out in the rain to protest the state legislature's decision to adjourn without bringing Senate Bill 10 up for a vote.
The Illinois House failed to vote on SB10, the legislation that would have brought same-sex marriage to Illinois, before the General Assembly adjourned for the session late Friday.
National and local groups respond to the failure of the Illinois House to vote on Senate Bill 10, or the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, which would have made Illinois the 13th state permitting same-sex marr
LGBT Illinoisans are going to have to wait longer for the right to marry.
More than 100 equal marriage supporters poured into the state capitol building May 31, as the Illinois House appears poised to vote on the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. The bill would grant same-sex couple
The Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn its spring session Friday night, and SB-10, the marriage equality bill, still has not been called for a vote in the state House, where supporters are struggling to ro
Advocates spent a long day in the Illinois State Capitol Thursday, but a vote on SB10, which would bring same-sex marriage to Illinois, had yet to transpire by the end of the day.
PRIDEChicago, the organizers of Chicago's annual gay pride parade, Thursday announced former NFL player and activist Wade Davis as the Grand Marshal for this year's 43rd Annual Pride Parade.
Advocates lobbying for same sex equality have begun to press Springfield lawmakers for a vote.
A vote on SB10, or the Religious Freedom and Marriage Act, is expected sometime today or tomorrow. If the vote does not take place by the end of the day Friday, the legislation will expire and supporters are essentially
President Barack Obama on Wednesday added his support for a bill that would make Illinois the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Illinois Representative LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) said Tuesday he is adding his support to a bill that would make Illinois the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
With the General Assembly nearing the end of its spring session, marriage rights advocates are calling for a vote on a stalled bill that would make Illinois the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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A stalled gay marriage bill in the Illinois House of Representatives has the votes to clear the chamber, supporters of the legislation say.
In a procedural action, the Illinois House deadline for Senate Bill 10, the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, was granted a one week extension on Friday.
Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) announced on May 22 that several programs and services provided by the Broadway Youth Center (BYC) will begin transitioning from Broadway United Methodist Church (BUMC) to Wellington Ave
As a final vote in the Illinois House of Representatives approaches, President Bill Clinton called on lawmakers in Springfield to extend the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples in Illinois.
Supporters of SB10, or the Religious Freedom and Marriage Act, say they have the support they need to call a vote before it expires May 31.
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Leading LGBT rights group GLAAD is looking for a new president barely a year after it named Herndon Graddick to the position.
The Illinois House has just over two weeks to vote on SB10, or the Religious Freedom and Marriage Act, or the legislation is in danger of dying. If a vote does not take place by May 31, the end of the current session, su
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