Chicago Civil Unions Start June 1st!

June 1st kicks off the legalization of Civil Unions in the city of Chicago. On June 1st, Gays and Lesbians will be able to apply for a Civil Unions. LGBT organizations all over the city will be holding special Civil Union ceremonies throughout the week and weekend to commemorate the momentous occasion.

Below are a few events going on that week:

• The Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues will be hosting  a uniting ceremony on June 2nd at Wrigley Square in Chicago's Millennium Park. Thirty couples will have the chance to engage in a civil union ceremony with officiants from the county clerk's office. Governor Pat Quinn is expected to attend. The ceremony starts at 10 AM. 

•  The Civil Rights Agenda and its Families United Project will be hosting Unite With Pride: A Community Celebration. The event will allow couples to be united in an outdoor ceremony on a plaza at the Chicago History Museum, followed by a cocktail reception inside the museum. Participants will also have access to the “Out in Chicago” LGBT history exhibit, which opens in May at the museum. The event is scheduled for June 3rd. To register for this important event as a couple, or simply as a guest showing your support: click here

• In Bolingbrook, a southwest suburb of Chicago, a wedding planner is offering “Dream Gay Weddings” at the upscale Bolingbrook Golf Club, with six officiants available to perform ceremonies, and the local office of the DuPage County Clerk is seeking to extend its hours to meet the expected demand for civil union licenses when they become available June 1, the Chicago Tribune reports. Wedding planner Cheryl Hooten said Bolingbrook officials contacted her about organizing a special civil unions event, and she hopes to attract as many as 60 couples. Ceremonies at the golf club will begin at midnight June 2, the earliest time possible, as there is a one-day waiting period after applying for the license.

         For more information visit The Bolingbrook Country Club site here.

These is a GREAT opportunity to come out your Chicago friends and family as well as support the loving couples engaging in civil unions. More information about other events to come!!