A historic vote Tuesday in the Illinois House positioned that state to
become the largest in the heartland to legalize gay marriage, following
months of arduous lobbying efforts by both sides in President Barack
Obama’s home state.
Lawmakers voted 61-54 to send the measure back to the Senate to change
the bill’s effective date, just a technical change since the chamber
already approved the measure in February. The measure will then head to
Gov. Pat Quinn, who has pledged to sign it into the law.
Fourteen states plus Washington D.C., allow same-sex marriage. Most
recently, New Jersey, Minnesota and Rhode Island have allowed it. Full story here!
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