Equality News

Equality Illinois holds its signature Justice for All gala on Saturday night, welcoming dozens of politicians, including a White House rep who will deliver a speech.

Three Illinois legislators have introduced a bill that would grant same sex couples all the marriage rights now exclusively available to heterosexual couples, according to the Associated Press .

Springfield, Ill. - Illinois State Reps. Greg Harris, Deb Mell and Kelly Cassidy introduced a law to legalize gay marriage on Wednesday.

Religious organizations that provide foster care and adoption services are again trying to carve out exceptions to Illinois' new civil unions statute, saying they shouldn't be forced to choose between their values and the law.

A A A A A A A The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

From the Chicago Phoenix , as if things couldn't get more confusing in Illinois - why should gender matter at all when it comes to marriage? Why have any standards on the number of spouses, the pedigree and the sexual orientation of those spouses? Why have the legal unit of "married" at all? Randy Hannig, director of public policy for Equality ... (more)

Aides to Gov. Pat Quinn have been meeting quietly with a handful of legislators to discuss closing state institutions for people with mental illnesses and disabilities, leading a key union to claim Monday that Quinn is trying to exclude the public from important decisions about government jobs and services.