There are currently four finalists that have been announced by the Barack Obama Foundation as potential sites for the presidential library and museum. The Columbia, Hawaii, Chicago and Illinois at Chicago Universities will all be submitting formal proposals in their effort of housing the library. According to Foundation officials, these four universities have already shown that they have the … [Read more...]
Same-Sex Marriage Law begins as Clerks Prep in Illinois for Gay Weddings
Sabra Blumhorst ,31 and Chelsea Baker ,24 exchanged wedding vows in November near their Southern Illinois home. Though their nuptials weren’t legally recognized in Illinois. Everything changed this Sunday as Illinois officially begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses on 1 June, 2014. Same-sex marriage is recognized by the U.S. state of Illinois by means of a law signed on November 20, … [Read more...]