SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Six of the seven members of the Republican state central committee who wanted to oust former Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady over his statements supporting same-sex marriage have been replaced in their party positions.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A bill banning so-called conversion therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay young people is advancing in the Illinois Legislature.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers voted down a bill banning so-called conversion therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay young people.

Have you ever wondered if you were born in the wrong era? That somehow you would have been a better fit in some other time? The Roaring Twenties, the social activism of the 60’s, perhaps the Age of Invention around the turn of the Twentieth Century? For most of my teenage years into adulthood, I felt like I was out of step with the times, listening to the beat of a different drummer.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Cook County clerk's office is reporting more than 6,500 same-sex couples married in Illinois' most populous county over the first year it issued licenses.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Cook County has issued its 1,000th marriage license to a same-sex couple.

Chicago area resident Carl Szulczynski has been determined to find out what happened since his brother's mysterious death in 2000.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Several Illinois state lawmakers who cast tough votes on pensions and gay marriage fended off expensive primary challenges Tuesday.

SFGN’s “Speak OUT” is a weekly feature giving a regular voice to South Florida LGBT leaders. This week: This week we celebrate National Coming Out Day. Please share with us your coming out story.

(EDGE) Federal Judge Ronald Guzman ruled that pastors are not subject to the Illinois' Youth Mental Health Protection Act (YMHPA) that went into effect January 1, 2016; consequently, Illinois pastors can now feel less risk in telling counselees that Jesus can help them with unwanted same-sex attraction.

This week read about a church in Massachusetts offering a "safe space" for LGBT asylum-seekers, and a university launching Illinois' first urology clinic for gay and bisexual men.

Colorado's representative makes insensitive remarks toward LGBT people, and the hospital system in Illinois limits its fertility treatments to married opposite-sex couples only.

This week read about Olivia Hill suing a university for discrimination in Tennessee, andAbbot Austin G. Murphy expressing a disagreement with the decision to hire a lesbian coach in Illinois.

This week read about the missing activist Elise Malary found dead in Illinois, and a superintendent pulling over 100 LGBT books from libraries in Texas.

A man with a hammer attacks a bar in Illinois, a bisexual student-athlete shares her experience in Utah, and a student disappears from an LGBT bar in New York.

This week read about Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot limiting interviews to only POC journalists, and a student launching a petition to allow teachers to fly the Pride flag in Indiana.

This week read about Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert making transphobic remarks on Twitter, and queer teens in Illinois having their own very prom.

This week read about gay dads celebrating their three-year anniversary of adopting children in Pennsylvania, and a family wanting answers after a queer woman died in custody in Illinois.

This week read about the United Kingdom adding a gender identity question in its census, and a Canadian school board canceling an annual Pride celebration.

Two Chicago men sued a taxi company in the US this week, alleging a driver tried to kick them out of his cab because they shared a short kiss.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Gay and lesbian couples across Illinois can now legally wed as the state's law allowing same-sex marriage took effect Sunday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gay conversion therapy opponents say the treatment causes harm to teenagers struggling with their sexuality and should be banned in Illinois.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Human Rights says there's evidence of discrimination at an Exxon Mobil Corp. facility in the state following a gay rights group's hiring complaint.

CHICAGO (AP) - Attorney General Lisa Madigan is telling Illinois' county clerks they have the right to immediately issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday signed legislation banning therapists from trying to change a young person's sexuality.

CHICAGO (AP) — A gay rights group is mourning the death of Republican Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.

Gay couples who want to wed immediately in Illinois because one partner has a life-threatening illness could do so starting Monday — rather than waiting until the state's same-sex law takes effect in June — after a U.S. judge broadened the medical exception statewide.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Illinois' health insurance marketplace is now allowing gay and lesbian couples to enroll for private coverage.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Illinois has joined a group of states filing arguments with the U.S. Supreme Court that the Constitution requires approval of same-sex marriage nationwide.

CHICAGO (AP) - When U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk suffered a debilitating stroke in 2012, he faced a grueling recovery and serious questions about how he could continue his political career.