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by Ashlee Rezin
5:48pm
Tue Apr 16

Coalition Of Illinois Physicians Announce Support Of Medical Marijuana Bill (VIDEO)

With the Illinois House of Representative possibly voting on the legalization of medicinal marijuana this week, nearly 250 physicians in the state have announced their support of the legislation.

“Who wouldn’t try something illegal if they’ve run out of options,” asked Julie Falco, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 27 years ago and said in 2004 she had thoughts of suicide as a result of a “cloud of heavy medications.”

“The medications didn’t make me feel better, they made me feel worse,” she said, noting that she turned to cannabis when she saw no alternative and immediately saw an “enormous benefit.”

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by Ellyn Fortino
2:58pm
Tue Mar 26

LGBT Advocates Rally Across The Nation As The Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Cases (VIDEO)

Hundreds of LGBT advocates marched on Chicago’s downtown streets last night, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of marriage equality as it begins to hear arguments today on two cases that challenge the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8, which both ban same-sex matrimony. Progress Illinois was there for the candlelight march.