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Illinois Legislature May Vote On Marriage Equality As Early As January
via Greg Hinz, Crain’s Chicago Business Legal gay marriage may be coming to Illinois as soon as next month. After counting heads and consulting with legislative leaders, the chief sponsors of a… more →
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Illinois Legislature May Vote On Marriage Equality As Early As January
wrote 6 months ago: via Greg Hinz, Crain’s Chicago Business Legal gay marriage may be coming to Illinois as soon a … more →
Court Decision Ends Illinois' Ban On Carrying Concealed Weapons
wrote 6 months ago: via Dave McKinney and Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times In a huge win for gun-rights groups, a divide … more →
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal On Taping Illinois Law Enforcement
wrote 6 months ago: via Chicago Sun-Times The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an Illinois prosecutor’s plea to allow enf … more →
Walmart's First-Ever Retail Worker Strike Spreads To 12 Cities In 8 States
wrote 8 months ago: via Alice Hines, The Huffington Post The first retail worker strike against Walmart has spread from … more →
Lesson From CTU Teachers' Strike: We Need Collaboration To Fix Public Schools
wrote 9 months ago: via Amy B. Dean, The Huffington Post “We are striking to improve the conditions in the schools … more →
Chicago Teachers Strike Ends With CTU Vote, Classes Resume Wednesday
wrote 9 months ago: via Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Diane Rado, and Bill Ruthhart, Chicago Tribune Delegates for the Chicago … more →
Chicago Teachers Strike, 350,000 Students Out Of School
wrote 9 months ago: via NBC News Dozens of churches and community organizations also were opening their doors to student … more →
How Chicago Kind Of Decriminalized Marijuana
wrote 9 months ago: via Joe Erbentraut and Lizzie Schiffman, The Huffington Post Though it’s still only about thre … more →
Chicago Is The World’s Deadliest City
wrote 10 months ago: via Cord Jefferson, Gawker Two months before alleged killer James Holmes stormed a Colorado movie th … more →
Anti-Equality Chain Chick-Fil-A Faces More Backlash: Restaurant May Be Blocked From Opening By Chicago Alderman
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wrote 10 months ago: via The Huffington Post A Chicago alderman announced this week that he plans to block Chick-fil-A … more →
Chicago Decriminalizes Small Amounts Of Pot
wrote 11 months ago: via Associated Pres, NPR The Chicago City Council has approved a measure that would allow police off … more →
Chicago Pride Parade Puts Faith At The Forefront
wrote 11 months ago: via Manya Brachear, Chicago Tribune Seeking to heal historical rifts between religious congregations … more →
Chicago Teachers' Union: Nearly 90 Percent Of Teachers Vote To Authorize Strike
wrote 1 year ago: via Noreen Ahmed-Ullah and Joel Hood, Chicago Tribune The Chicago Teachers Union says nearly 90 perc … more →
Illinois: Lawsuits Filed By ACLU, Lambda Legal Aim For Marriage Equality
wrote 1 year ago: via Sophia Tareen, The Huffington Post More than two dozen gay and lesbian couples filed lawsuits We … more →
NATO Summit Concludes Without Giving Chicago A Black Eye
wrote 1 year ago: Emanuel hails weekend as a ‘milestone’ for city via Kristen Mack, Rick Pearson, and Bob … more →
Mayor Emanuel Calling NATO Summit Historic, 'The Chicago Accords'
wrote 1 year ago: via Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday offered Chicago area residents … more →
Marijuana Has Chicago's City Hall Buzzing
wrote 1 year ago: via Mick Dumke, Bleader, Chicago Reader While a number of aldermen and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were discu … more →
Illinois Not Ready To Say ‘I do’ To Same-Sex Marriage
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wrote 1 year ago: via Andrew Maloney, Chicago Sun-Times Despite a push by gay lawmakers, the effort to legalize gay ma … more →
Joe Walsh: Tammy Duckworth's Military Service Not Enough To Earn Votes
wrote 1 year ago: via The Huffington Post Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) found himself in hot water over the weekend for a co … more →
