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 - [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Governor Quinn'
Illinois Passes Civil Unions Bill!!!
December 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Blog, Homepage, News
Tags: ACLU of ILLINOIS·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Equality·Equality Illinois·Freedom·GLBT Rights·Governor Quinn·Illinois·Illinois Civil Unions Bill·same-sex couples·State Representative Greg Harris and State Senator David Koehler
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 [...]
Tags: Chicago Tribune·Governor Quinn·Illinois·law enforcement·legislation·Rape·sex crimes·Sexual Assault·state law·state police
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
Tags: Abortion·Beth Kanter·Bill Brady·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Citizen Action of Illinois·Domestic Violence·feminism·Feminists·Freedom·Governor Quinn·Harry Reid·health·Health Care reform·Healthcare·Healthcare Reform·Linda Delaforgue·Michelle Staeger·National Organisation for Women·National Organization for Women·NOW·Personal PAC·Planned Parenthood·Reproductive Justice·Reproductive Rights·reprodutive freedom
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 [...]
Tags: Abortion·Beth Kanter·Bill Brady·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Chicago Progressive Radio·Citizen Action·Domestic Violence·feminism·Feminists·Freedom·Governor Quinn·health·Health Care reform·Healthcare·Michelle Staeger·National Organisation for Women·National Organization for Women·NOW·Personal PAC·Planned Parenthood·Reproductive Freedom·Reproductive Justice·Reproductive Rights·Terry Cosgrove·Violence Against Women·Women's Health
