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  2. LGBTQ rights in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    SB 1773; SB 1773, introduced by Representative Tom Johnson in 1996, amended the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to preclude out-of-state recognition of same-sex marriage and reinforce the state's marriage ban in light of Baehr v. Lewin in Hawaii. It was vigorously opposed, with 12,000 letters being written by clergymen ...

  3. List of governors of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Only one governor, Richard J. Oglesby, has served multiple non-consecutive ...

  4. Timeline of teachings on homosexuality in the Church of Jesus ...

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    Though similar bills had failed six times before, [128] SB 296 was passed in March. The new law (nicknamed the "Utah Compromise") [129] passed and was well regarded by many. [130] 2015 – Three days after the US Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v.

  5. Illinois's congressional districts - Wikipedia

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    Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Illinois, presented chronologically. [7] All redistricting events that took place in Illinois from statehood in 1818 to 2013 are shown. During the periods of 1863-1873, 1893-1895, and 1903-1948, voters in Illinois elected an additional one to two at-large representatives.

  6. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, [2] Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–97 (text), is a congressional revenue act of the United States originally introduced in Congress as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), [3] [4] that amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

  7. California Democrats want to defeat ‘draconian’ Prop. 47 ...

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    Here are some key things to know before the full Legislature considers SB 1381 on Wednesday night. What are the main differences?

  8. List of Illinois area codes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the area codes in the state of Illinois and its numbering plan areas in the North American Numbering Plan.. All NPAs within Illinois. 217/447: Central Illinois, including the region running west from the Illinois-Indiana border through Danville, Effingham, Champaign–Urbana, Decatur, Springfield, Quincy until Illinois' western border with Missouri and Iowa.

  9. J. B. Pritzker - Wikipedia

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    Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [10] [4] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [11] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [12] [13] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker. [14]