Same-sex marriage bill proceeds to the House for a vote.
Illinois gay and lesbian couples received a Valentine’s Day gift from the Illinois Senate. The Democrat-led Senate passed legislation, in a 34-21-2 vote, this afternoon that would allow same-sex marriages in Illinois, according to Huffington Post. The gay marriage bill now goes to the House. If it is signed into law, marriage officially would be changed in state law from an act between a man and a woman to two people. The legislation says nothing in the proposed law would force a religious denomination or minster to “solemnize any marriage,” according to the Chicago Tribune. If the bill is also approved by the state House of Representatives, Illinois will join Washington, D.C. and nine other U.S. marriage equality states, according to …
Officials tell Patch they could see cuts if state overspends.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law Thursday legislation that increases income taxes by 66 percent. Residents and corporations have been given clear figures as to how much they will be losing from their paychecks for the next four years. However, the state of funding for the local municipalities that supplies services to residents remains unclear. Currently, municipalities receive 10 percent of the revenue generated from state income taxes. But under the new legislation, this amount will be cut to 6 percent, to prevent local governments from receiving any additional revenue. For villages like Wilmette and Kenilworth, that means they should be receiving the same amount in income-tax revenue they have been—not more or less. “The …
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Claudia Lenart
10:16 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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