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Gay marriage won't be on Illinois ballot
The push for an anti-gay marriage advisory referendum on the statewide ballot this November is officially over. Proponents of the Protect Marriage Illinois initiative say they have given up and won't challenge a federal appeals court ruling last week that effectively scuttled their movement. Click here for the rest of the story.
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Signatures Questioned In Illinois Anti-Gay Amendment
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- John and Char Cepek have spent dozens of hours fact-checking information to try to keep a measure off Illinois ballots this fall that would ask voters if the state should amend its constitution to ban gay marriage.Click here for the rest of the story.
Twenty Same-Sex Couples and One Heterosexual Couple Register As Domestic Partners in Urbana
More than 20 couples in committed same-sex relationships and one opposite-sex couple registered as domestic partners in Urbana on August 31, 2005. The Urbana City Council approved an ordinance establishing a Domestic Partner Registry, on May 2, 2005 by a vote of 6 to 1. Click here for the rest of the story.
Long Term Same-Sex Couples Denied Marriage Licenses In Champaign County; Faux Heterosexual Couple’s Application Granted
Four same-sex couples from Champaign County in committed relationships were denied marriage licenses at the Champaign County Clerk’s Office Monday, May 17, 2004 while a faux heterosexual couple’s application for marriage was accepted. Click here for the rest of the story.