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: Death and Taxes BlogIllinois Civil Unions: It's Official!
By Joel A. Schoenmeyer
Two things about Illinois Civil Unions:
1. Yesterday Governor Quinn signed the bill creating civil unions -- here is the story from the Sun-Times. I had a ticket to attend the signing ceremony, but unfortunately couldn't break away from the office. Note that the law doesn't go into effect until June 1st.
2. You can read my Q&A article on Illinois civil unions at the 10,000 Couples website -- the link is here.
Full post as published by Death and Taxes Blog on January 31, 2011 (boomark / email).
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