Images: Signing The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act
Barbara Marian and Jerry Powers, both of Harvard and with Catholics for Marriage Equality, participate outside of the University of Illinois Forum.
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Lou Sutton of Lombard, left, gets a hug from Lois Parr of Chicago. Both sang during the program with Artemis Singers of Chicago, before Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act .
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Donna Corpolongo, left, and Geri Winters, both of Lombard, celebrate as Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act .Corpolongo and Winters were married in Massachusetts.
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Sami Grisafe of Chicago rehearses the National Anthem which before performing at the start of the program.
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Donna Corpolongo, left, and Geri Winters, both of Lombard, celebrate as Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.
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Donna Corpolongo, left, and Geri Winters, both of Lombard, celebrate as Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.
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$PHOTOCREDIT_ON$George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$Donna Corpolongo, left, and Geri Winters, both of Lombard, celebrate as Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.
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Donna Corpolongo, left, and Geri Winters, both of Lombard, celebrate as Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.
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Trevor Slom of Chicago ,right, gets a hug from friend Jeffrey Ciolino of Chicago in front of the UIC Forum before the event.
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Donna Corpolongo, left, and Geri Winters, both of Lombard, celebrate as Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.
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People line up in front the Forum just before the door opened at 2 p.m. for Gov. Pat Quinn to sign the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.
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State Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, speaks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law, making Illinois the 16th state in the nation to embrace full marriage equality for same sex couples, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, in Chicago. The law takes effect June 1, 2014. Harris was the main sponsor of the bill in the Illinois State House.
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Surrounded by elected officials, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs the states Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks before signing the states Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn acknowledges the applause after signing the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law, making Illinois the 16th state in the nation to embrace full marriage equality for same sex couples.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn holds up the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act after he signed it into law.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, center, signs the states Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law, making Illinois the 16th state in the nation to embrace full marriage equality for same sex couples.
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The signature of Illinois Gov. Patrick Joseph Quinn is affixed to the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law during ceremonies on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law.
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State Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, speaks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law.Steans was the main sponsor of the bill in the Illinois Senate. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Lifelong partners Jim Darby, left, and Patrick Bova kiss before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law. Darby and Bova have been together for 50 years and now plan to marry in Illinois.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law.
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