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Illinois lawmakers vow to revive the state’s gay marriage bill this year, in hopes of making Illinois the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage.

Gay marriage legislation may get another chance to pass, thanks to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, who moved the deadline for the approval of Illinois marriage equality legislation to August 31.

The House sponsor of Illinois legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry says he doesn’t have the votes to pass it and won’t call the bill.

With only two days left in the Illinois legislative session, President Obama is pushing lawmakers to pass the bill that would legalize gay marriage in the state.

The sponsor of Illinois’ gay marriage bill says the gay marriage will be legalized by the end of the month, which would make the state the 13th in the nation to recognize same-sex marriage.

Black churches are deeply divided over their support for same-sex marriage and are central to the Illinois measure’s passage, which awaits a House vote as early as this week.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is calling on lawmakers to pass a gay marriage bill.

Now that all of New England (and then some) has legalized gay marriage, it appears as though support for marriage equality is picking up steam in the Midwest, with Minnesota and Illinois poised to be the next states to recognize same-sex marriage.

Rhode Island is set to become the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry following a key vote in the state’s General Assembly this week. Take a look at states where ga marriage support is shifting.

GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports same-sex marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks.