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Same-sex marriage in Illinois was legalized by a law signed on November 20, 2013, by Governor Pat Quinn, that took effect on June 1, 2014. Illinois established civil unions as of June 1, 2011, when Governor Quinn signed legislation on January 31, 2011. The law allows both same-sex and opposite-sex couples to form civil unions and provides state recognition of substantially similar legal relationships, including same-sex marriages and civil unions, entered into in other jurisdictions.

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  • Same-sex marriage in Illinois was legalized by a law signed on November 20, 2013, by Governor Pat Quinn, that took effect on June 1, 2014. Illinois established civil unions as of June 1, 2011, when Governor Quinn signed legislation on January 31, 2011. The law allows both same-sex and opposite-sex couples to form civil unions and provides state recognition of substantially similar legal relationships, including same-sex marriages and civil unions, entered into in other jurisdictions.
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  • Same-sex marriage in Illinois was legalized by a law signed on November 20, 2013, by Governor Pat Quinn, that took effect on June 1, 2014. Illinois established civil unions as of June 1, 2011, when Governor Quinn signed legislation on January 31, 2011. The law allows both same-sex and opposite-sex couples to form civil unions and provides state recognition of substantially similar legal relationships, including same-sex marriages and civil unions, entered into in other jurisdictions. Same-sex marriage legislation was introduced in successive sessions of the General Assembly from 2007 to 2013. It passed the Illinois Senate in February 2013, but legislators delayed a vote in the Illinois House of Representatives while lobbying for votes until November 5, 2013, when the House passed an amended version of the bill by a narrow margin. The Senate quickly approved the amended bill and Governor Quinn signed it into law on November 20. The law went into effect (statewide) on June 1, 2014, with same-sex couples able to apply for marriage licenses and then marry after the mandatory one-day waiting period. On February 21, 2014, a U. S. district court judge ruled that same-sex couples in Cook County could marry immediately and need not wait for the law to take effect on June 1. On February 26, 2014, Champaign County clerk officials, citing the Cook County ruling, began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A March 4 opinion on the Cook County ruling by the state Attorney General suggested other county clerks could do the same, and the response from county clerks has been inconsistent. Eight counties were issuing licenses by March 12: Cass, Champaign, Cook, Grundy, Jackson, Macon, McLean, and St. Clair. By April 15, that number had grown to 16 counties.
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