Illinois state Sen. Heather Steans (D-7th), chief Senate sponsor of legislation the General Assembly passed Nov. 5 to legalize same-sex marriage, and State Rep. Greg Harris (D-13th) delivered Senate Bill 10 to the governor’s Capitol office Nov. 6.
PICTURED: Along with Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Round Lake Beach), the sponsors watch as Gov. Pat Quinn accepts the legislation. The transmission of the measure from the Senate to the governor was the next step on the road to legal equality for same-sex couples in Illinois.
Quinn is expected to sign Senate Bill 10, which will allow same-sex couples to marry beginning on June 1, 2014, within the next two weeks.