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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is calling on lawmakers to pass a gay marriage bill.

Illinois business leaders have come together to support the state’s proposed bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry.

Although recent efforts to bring the Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act (IRFMFA) to a vote stalled, advances continue to be made with bipartisan and judicial support of the legislation.

After the chairman for Illinois’ GOP Party came out to support marriage equality, he has been slammed by fellow Republicans, some of whom are calling for his resignation.

Lawmakers in Rhode Island and Illinois will introduce bills this week that could legalize same-sex marriage in the states. Illinois legislators are expected to fast track theirs.

Scandal has swirled around a high school in Illinois around a soccer coach who watched and allowed players sexually assault teammates for years.

In the wake of the stunning Nov. 6 victory, marriage equality advocates are setting their sites on Illinois, Rhode Island, Delaware and New Jersey.

If recent petitions to intervene from two churches are granted, the groups will join two downstate County Clerks in defending the 1996 Illinois law denying gay couples the right to marry.

An openly gay Illinois college student claims that he was a victim of a hate crime after he was allegedly beaten by a group of men.

Illinois Bishop Daniel Conlon condemned the state’s decision to stop funding Catholic adoption agencies because of their anti-gay policies. In a statement he defended the church’s views and said that the public may view Catholics as bigots.