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Chicago LGBT Leaders React To California Ruling On Marriage Law
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago LGBT leaders are reacting Tuesday to the ruling in California that overturned Proposition 8, which prohibited same-sex marriage in the Golden State and took away the right after...
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State Rep. Introduces Bill To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — A day after a federal court struck down the law banning same-sex marriage in California, a state lawmaker has introduced legislation to provide full marriage rights to...
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Harris On Gay Marriage Bill: Equal Rights Are Always A Struggle
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Illinois State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) says winning full marriage rights for same-sex marriage in Illinois will be a struggle, but he says such is always the case with...
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Emanuel Pushes For Gay Marriage In Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pledging to push for legalizing gay marriage in Illinois. As WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports, Mayor Emanuel says he will continue to push...
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Catholic Group Demands Apology After Dan Savage Speech At Elmhurst College
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Catholic League is upset over what it calls “obscene, anti-Catholic rants” made by anti-bullying advocate Dan Savage at Elmhurst College. Savage, who has launched an anti-bullying...
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Obama Announces Support For Same-Sex Marriages
Updated 05/09/12 – 3:40 p.m. WASHINGTON (CBS) – A day after voters in North Carolina approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama told ABC News that “same-sex...
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Gay Rights Activists Elated With Obama’s Support For Same-Sex Marriage
CHICAGO (CBS) – A group that is leading the fight for same-sex marriage in Illinois is pleased to see President Obama change his view. There were cheers and plenty of hugs in the Halsted Street office...
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Quinn Pledges To Push For Gay Marriage In Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) – After enacting civil unions in Illinois last year, Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday he’s now ready to work towards legalizing gay marriage. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports the...
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Lawsuits Filed To Secure Gay Marriage Rights In Illinois
UPDATED 05/30/12 1:10 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Two separate lawsuits were filed Wednesday, attempting to secure marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples in Illinois. The Lambda Legal gay rights law firm...
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Law Firm On Gay Marriage For Illinois: ‘It’s Just Time’
CHICAGO (CBS) — The gay rights law firm Lambda Legal has produced a video with the message that “it’s just time” for full marriage equality in Illinois, after lawsuits were filed this week seeking to...
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Report: Many Difficulties For Couples In Civil Unions One Year Later
CHICAGO (CBS) — It has been a year now since same-sex civil unions became legal in Illinois, but the advocacy group Equality Illinois says many couples are not finding that their unions are being...
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Orr, Alvarez Won’t Fight Suits Challenging Gay Marriage Ban
CHICAGO (CBS) – Cook County Clerk David Orr and State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez say they agree with a pair of recent lawsuits alleging the state’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, and they...
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Judge Agrees To Combine Lawsuits Seeking To End Gay Marriage Ban
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cook County judge on Thursday agreed to combine two lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban on gay marriage in Illinois. The Chicago Tribune reports Chancery Division Presiding Judge...
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850,000 Turn Out For Expanded Pride Parade
CHICAGO (CBS) – There was plenty of pride in the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods on Sunday, as a record crowd turned out for the annual Chicago Pride Parade. City officials estimated a record 850,000...
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Downstate Clerks, Religious Law Firm To Defend Gay Marriage Ban
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two county clerks from downstate and a Chicago-based Catholic law firm are asking a judge for permission to defend Illinois’ gay marriage ban. As WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Marsett reports,...
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Mayor Supports Alderman’s Plan To Block Chick-Fil-A Over Anti-Gay Views
UPDATED 07/25/12 – 8:33 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he supports a Chicago alderman’s efforts to block Chick-Fil-A from opening a Chicago restaurant, over the anti-gay views...
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Gay Rights Group Petitions Against Chick-Fil-A, Plans ‘Kiss-In’
CHICAGO (CBS) — The gay rights group Equality Illinois is launching a campaign against Chick-Fil-A – petitioning universities and lawmakers to evict the fast food restaurant from their campuses and...
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Zoning Chair: Moreno Shouldn’t Block Chick-Fil-A Solely Over Gay Marriage Flap
CHICAGO (CBS) — The chairman of the City Council’s Zoning Committee is warning Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno (1st) not to try to block a Chick-Fil-A restaurant from coming to his ward simply because the head...
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Lombard Village Trustee Slams Ald. Moreno, Backs Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day
LOMBARD, Ill. (CBS) — A Lombard village trustee who also serves as the attorney for a conservative religious law firm is publicly defending Chick-Fil-A, after Chicago Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno (1st)...
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Chick-Fil-A Supporters Turn Out For ‘Appreciation Day’
UPDATED 08/02/12 5:40 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — The culture clash over Chick-Fil-A came to a head on Wednesday, with supporters in Chicago and around the country turning out for an “appreciation day” first...
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