Civil Unions

Same-Sex Couples Exchange Vows in Civil Unions Ceremony

By Ash-har Quraishi | Published June 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »

It’s being lauded as an historic day in Illinois as the first same-sex unions are being performed in the state. On Thursday morning, Gov. Pat Quinn, along with Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave opening remarks, as couples held their civil union ceremonies in Millennium Park. The grand ceremony comes one day after the law, which provides [...]

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Couples Line up for Civil Union Licenses

By Ash-har Quraishi | Published June 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »

In January, Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law the Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act. The law, which provides new legal protections to same sex couples in Illinois, went into effect on Wednesday. By 7:00 am, the line outside the Cook County Clerk’s Vital Records office at the Daley Center stretched down the hall and [...]

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