A new civil union law being implemented in Illinois puts homosexuals and traditional opposite-sex couples on the same legal footing and also recognizes "gay" marriages from states, legal scholars and activists are telling WND.
"The Illinois Religious Freedom and Civil Union Act" likely will go into effect next June in the one-time Land of Lincoln, now the adopted home of Barack Obama and a state laboratory for progressive politics for several generations now.
Gov. Patrick Quinn, a Democrat who won a narrow victory over Republican Bill Brady on Nov. 2 after inheriting the office when Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office, is poised to sign the bill [SB1716] in January....