http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:41:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/gay-marriage-in-illinois/ http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/gay-marriage-in-illinois/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:41:40 +0000 Beverly A. Pekala http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/?p=228 div.img { height:auto; width: 25%; float: left; text-align: center; } div.img img { display: inline; margin: 2px; height:auto; width: auto; border: 1px solid #ffffff; } div.img a:hover img {border: 1px solid #0000ff;} div.desc { text-align: center; font-weight: normal; width: auto; margin: 2px; padding-bottom:1cm; } Illinois Governor Pat Quinn just endorsed marriage equality. But the question remains whether he will support legalizing gay marriage in Illinois. Look for my future blogs on this topic as developments occur.]]> http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/gay-marriage-in-illinois/feed/ 0 http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/north-carolina-voters-ban-gay-marriage-and-other-types-of-domestic-unions/ http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/north-carolina-voters-ban-gay-marriage-and-other-types-of-domestic-unions/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:35:36 +0000 Beverly A. Pekala http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/?p=226 div.img { height:auto; width: 25%; float: left; text-align: center; } div.img img { display: inline; margin: 2px; height:auto; width: auto; border: 1px solid #ffffff; } div.img a:hover img {border: 1px solid #0000ff;} div.desc { text-align: center; font-weight: normal; width: auto; margin: 2px; padding-bottom:1cm; } North Carolina has become the 30th state to adopt a ban on gay marriage. More than 60% of voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. In addition to banning gay marriage, the North Carolina amendment voids other types of unions, including domestic partnerships.]]> http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/north-carolina-voters-ban-gay-marriage-and-other-types-of-domestic-unions/feed/ 0 http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/chicago-weddings-and-civil-unions/ http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/chicago-weddings-and-civil-unions/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:22:16 +0000 Beverly A. Pekala http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/?p=224 div.img { height:auto; width: 25%; float: left; text-align: center; } div.img img { display: inline; margin: 2px; height:auto; width: auto; border: 1px solid #ffffff; } div.img a:hover img {border: 1px solid #0000ff;} div.desc { text-align: center; font-weight: normal; width: auto; margin: 2px; padding-bottom:1cm; } In another sign of the times, budget cutbacks have resulted in the closing of Chicago suburban courthouses on weekends beginning May 5, 2012. For those planning on their wedding or civil union taking place in the suburban courthouses in Rolling Meadows, Skokie, Markham, Bridgeview or Maywood, you’ll need to relocate your event. Marriages and civil [...]]]> http://www.illinoiscivilunions.com/chicago-weddings-and-civil-unions/feed/ 0