IL GOP leader favors gay marriage

Apr. 8, 2013
Rep. Ed Sullivan Jr. of Mundelein said Monday his position is influenced by his mother-in-law. She's been in a lesbian relationship for about 20 years.

Prop 8 and DOMA: Possible Outcomes

Mar. 29, 2013
What are the possible Prop 8 and DOMA outcomes and legal ramifications of each case? The Justices seemed to be looking for a way out of making a big decision, which opens the door to all sorts of possibilities.

Co-parenting the birth certificate

Jan. 18, 2012
“Resistance to giving me the birth certificate,” I texted my wife Tuesday from the brightly lit basement office of Cook County’s Office of Vital Records.I was there to pick up our son’s official papers, vital for a million real world things, like a passport. 

Mell plans to marry in Iowa, despite civil unions bill

Dec. 10, 2010
Illinois State Representative Deb Mell says she plans to marry fiancée Christin Baker in Iowa, despite the likely passage of a civil unions bill next year. “We’re thrilled and grateful, obviously,” Mell said about the law. “But we really want that marriage license.”

Illinois Senate approves civil unions bill

Dec. 1, 2010
Updated At: 2:05pm on 12/01/2010 by City Room and Associated PressThe Illinois Senate has approved civil unions, putting Illinois on the verge of granting official recognition to gay and lesbian couples.The measure passed 32-24 Wednesday. It now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn, a strong supporter.

Civil unions: Some kinda legal

Nov. 30, 2010
Sometime this week – possibly even today -- Illinois may make history by passing a civil unions law that will grant same sex couples all the rights of marriage except one: the ability to call their union what it really is.Governor Pat Quinn favors same sex marriage but backs civil unions as wh