The road ahead for gay marriage in Illinois

The road ahead for gay marriage in Illinois
The road ahead for gay marriage in Illinois

The road ahead for gay marriage in Illinois

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A bill to legalize gay marriage in Illinois will be waiting for lawmakers when they head back to Springfield next month. The bill passed the State Senate - but is still stuck in the House. Now, proponents are in the midst of a lobbying campaign targeted at an unlikely group of lawmakers: House Republicans. But WBEZ’s Alex Keefe says there are big hurdles to getting GOP lawmakers to go against their party’s platform Photo: Flickr/Teemu008