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2:25 am
Tue July 31, 2012

One year of 'wedded' bliss: civil unions in Illinois

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Credit Susan Stephens / WNIJ
Dozens of these signs were carried around the DeKalb County courthouse during the July 2011 civil unions celebration.
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Sarah Adkins and Ann Shult at their 2007 commitment ceremony.
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Angel Cruz and Joel Fillmore wait their turn at the civil unions ceremony in Sycamore, July 2011.
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Angel Cruz and Joel Fillmore fill out their civil union license applications with the help of deputy clerk Tasha Stogsdill.
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Kimberly Johnson and Antoinette Jones speak at the civil union ceremony in Sycamore, July 2011.
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The crowd poses on the DeKalb County Courthouse steps after a short march in support of civil unions.
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The price of marriage/civil unions at the DeKalb County Clerk's office.

It has been more than a year since civil unions became legal in Illinois. And in that time, more than 5,000 couples have tied the only knot available to same-sex partners. Several DeKalb couples have just celebrated their first legally-recognized anniversary. 

WNIJ’s Susan Stephens spoke with some of them about how their lives have changed since they entered into civil unions.

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gay marriage
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