“More than 30 same-sex couples, in suits and flowing wedding gowns, gathered this morning in Millennium Park to be among the first in the state to enter into civil unions.
“Gov. Pat Quinn, who signed the civil unions bill into law earlier this year, spoke before the ceremonies began, saying: “This was one of the most important bills Illinois has passed in anyone’s memory.”
“This is indeed a historic day, a special day that all of us in the land of Lincoln can celebrate,” Quinn said. “There are all kinds of families in Illinois, but we are all the family of Illinois.”
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I wish I had known about this — I’m in Chicago this week, and I definitely would have driven downtown to see this! In related news, my parents’ heterosexual marriage has not been destroyed by the presence of civil-unionized couples in the same state. Shocking!
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so didn’t know...checked on stfuconservatives. Good job, hometown.
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I live in Chicago!! YAY Pat Quinn!!
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*fist pumps* Saw this in the paper today. :D Lovely
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I was there! Very moving.
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