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2. Illinois Attorney General - Wikipedia

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   Under the Constitution of Illinois, the attorney general is the state's chief legal officer, and has the powers and duties prescribed by law.The attorney general's duties include advocating for the people of Illinois, working with the General Assembly to push for new legislation, and litigating to ensure that state laws are followed. [3]

3. SAFE-T Act - Wikipedia

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   The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act, is a state of Illinois statute enacted in 2021 that makes a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing, and corrections.

4. LGBTQ rights in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   The law was reportedly widely used against offenders who had engaged in consensual sexual activity. [6] On July 28, 1961, Illinois enacted a new state law code, that became effective on January 1, 1962, and eliminated the state's sodomy laws. It was the first state to eliminate its sodomy laws and established an age of consent of 18. [6]

5. Same-sex marriage in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   The Senate quickly approved the amended bill and Governor Quinn signed it into law on November 20. The law went into effect (statewide) on June 1, 2014, with same-sex couples able to apply for marriage licenses and then marry after the mandatory one-day waiting period. [1] [2] Illinois was the nineteenth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

6. Government of Illinois - Wikipedia

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   The Government of Illinois, under Illinois' Constitution, has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The State's executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive and head of state, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions.

7. The US town where it's the law to own a gun - AOL

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   The same year the gun law took effect, Mr Weatherby, the church groundskeeper, was born. He recalled a childhood where his dad would half-jokingly tell him: "I don't care if you don't like guns ...