Entries Tagged as 'Governor Quinn'

Illinois Passes Civil Unions Bill!!!

December 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Blog, Homepage, News

From the ACLU of Illinois:
“Today, the Illinois Senate followed the lead of the Illinois House of Representatives in passing Senate Bill 1716, the Illinois Religious Freedom and Protection and Civil Union Act. The measure creates civil unions in Illinois, permitting couples - including same sex couples in our state - [...]

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Illinois Law Mandates DNA Testing For All Sex Crimes

July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog

Yesterday, under a new law signed by Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois has become the first state to require the testing of all DNA evidence gathered from sex crimes. The law comes about after the Chicago Tribune exposed that many rape kits were being placed into police storage untested. Starting October 1, all state police departments [...]

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Bill Brady: Wrong for Women

March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog

Watch the video featuring Chicago NOW, Citizen Action of Illinois, Planned Parenthood and Personal PAC

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Fearing conservative social policies, womens’ groups start offensive against Brady

March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · News

By Adrian G. Uribarri
March 09, 2025
If state Sen. Bill Brady’s race against Gov. Pat Quinn comes anywhere as close as his campaign against Kirk Dillard, then one thing is for sure: It won’t be womens’ groups that push him over the edge.
Nearly eight months before the general election, advocates for abortion rights and equal-pay legislation [...]

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