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Ill. judge rules against Catholic Charities on foster care

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:30:31 +0000

(Springfield, Ill.) An Illinois judge ruled Thursday that the state can stop working with Catholic Charities on adoptions and foster care placements – something the state decided to do in July(...)

Judge reinstates Ill. foster-care contracts after gay civil union upset

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:00:05 +0000

(Springfield, Ill.) An Illinois judge on Tuesday put Catholic Charities back in the business of finding foster and adoptive homes for children, reinstating – at least temporarily – contracts(...)

Ill. Catholics dispute foster-care law in court

logointern3 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:01:22 +0000

(Springfield, Ill.) – Three Catholic dioceses in Illinois are asking a judge to hold up enforcement of a law that would force them to place foster kids with gay couples.

Catholic officials in(...)

Illinois’ first day of civil unions

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:09:45 +0000

(Belleville, Ill.) For being first in line, Sarah Baldwin and Heather Sowell got loving applause and smiles from behind the clerk’s counter.

Hundreds of miles away in Chicago, Lakeesha Harris(...)

Ill. diocese ends adoptions over gay rights law

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:00:34 +0000

A Catholic diocese in northern Illinois said Thursday that it will end its state-funded adoption and foster-care program rather than comply with a new law that would require it to place children with gay or unmarried couples.

Conservative Christian college now has an LGBT group

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:00:51 +0000

A conservative Christian college in Illinois now has an LGBT group on campus formed by Alumni, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The organization, called OneWheaton, hopes to offer a safe space for(...)

UPDATE: Ill. introduces anti-gay adoption legislation

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:00:25 +0000

Update: The bill was just voted down 7-6 in a state senate committee and it is now dead.

“This is a huge victory for the LGBTQ community and families across Illinois,” said Anthony Martinez,(...)

Culhane: Will we see more straight civil unions?

John Culhane — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:55:15 +0000

The list of states willing to grant same-sex couples the full benefits of marriage grew by one on Monday, when Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed that state’s civil union law.

The law looks(...)

Ill. Gov. to sign civil unions bill today

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:00:12 +0000

A capacity crowd at a historic downtown Chicago venue? No, it isn’t a concert or even the big game — it’s to watch civil unions become legal in Illinois.

When Gov. Pat Quinn signs the historic(...)

Monday Watercooler: Report reveals Shirvell spent time harassing everyone

James Withers — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:42:34 +0000

Olbermann calls it quits. All tongues have been wagging ever since Keith Olbermann announced on Friday’s show he was immediately leaving MSNBC. There’s been tons of theories, but it looks like(...)