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by Matthew Blake
4:00pm
Fri Oct 19, 2012

How A Decision On Same-Sex Marriage In New York Could Impact Illinois

As a lawsuit to overturn Illinois’ ban on same-sex marriage moves along slowly in Cook County Circuit Court, a decision made yesterday in a New York federal appeals court could render the Prairie State suit moot. Read more »

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by Steven Ross Johnson
1:49pm
Mon Jul 9, 2012

Local Health Advocates Press Quinn For Illinois Health Exchange

Emboldened by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last month that upheld key elements within President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act of 2010, health reform advocates recently called on Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to move quickly toward establishing a state-run health insurance exchange prior to the federal government’s January 1 deadline.

More than a hundred health, education and labor groups signed a letter sent to Gov. Quinn last week asking him to issue an executive order to implement an exchange in light of the Illinois General Assembly’s inability to develop a plan prior to the conclusion of its spring session in May.

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by Matthew Blake
6:04pm
Thu Jun 28, 2012

After ACA Ruling, Celebration And Uncertainty In Illinois

Illinois health care advocates, organized labor, and Democratic politicians cheered the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling announced this morning that all major provisions of the landmark Affordable Care Act of 2010 are constitutional. But there are questions about how Illinois will set up its health care insurance exchange.