Images: Civil union licenses issued in the suburbs
Sam Johnson and Michael Maurello of Beach Park, center, join other same-sex couples as they file as they for civil union licenses Wednesday morning at the Lake County Clerks office in Waukegan.
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Kathryn Lynip gives Natalie Good of Gurnee a kiss as Good cries when they apply for a civil union license Wednesday morning at the Lake County Clerks office in Waukegan.
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Peggy Ognacevic and Lisa Notarnicola, both of Algonquin, share a moment after receiving their civil union license from Lana Yacilla, supervisor in the Bureau of Vital Statistics office, at the Cook County Court House in Rolling Meadows on Wednesday.
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Michael Van Dekreke, left, and Dale Lenig receive their civil union license at the McHenry County clerks office in Woodstock Wednesday.
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Roseann Szalkowski, left and Barb McMillan, right, of Roselle, are all smiles as they are the first through the door at the DuPage County Clerks office in Wheaton on Wednesday to get their civil union license.
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Barb McMillan, left and Roseann Szalkowski, right, of Roselle, get a hug from supervisor Judi Wilkovich at the DuPage County Clerks office in Wheaton on Wednesday. The couple had just received their civil union license.
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Peggy Ognacevic and Lisa Notarnicola, both of Algonquin, leave the Bureau of Vital Statistics office with their civil union license in hand at the Cook County Court House in Rolling Meadows on Wednesday, June 1st.
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Couples file for civil union licenses Wednesday morning at the Lake County Clerks office in Waukegan
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Abby Siakpere, left and Julie Screnock, right, of Glendale Heights are all smiles after getting their civil union license at the DuPage County Clerks office in Wheaton on Wednesday.
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Shannon, left, and Michele Fagiano of Lake Villa hold up their civil union license making them the first same-sex couple to file for a civil union license in Lake County.es could obtain licenses in the state of Illinois.
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Yvette Lopez, left and Kai Kyriak, right, of Woodridge hug after getting their civil union license at the DuPage County Clerks office.
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Lake County Clerk Willard Helander swears in Shannon and Michele Fagiano of Lake Villa to make them the first same-sex couple to file for a civil union licenses Wednesday morning at the Lake County Clerks office in Waukegan.
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Mary McCauley of the McHenry County clerks office smiles with Michael Van Dekreke, center, and Dale Lenig as they finish up the process of getting their civil union license in Woodstock Wednesday.
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