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 Last month, Illinois became the 16th state to legalize gay
marriage beginning June 1, 2014. Three couples sued for expedited
marriage licenses, and a federal judge in Chicago ordered Cook
County to issue licenses to anyone who can present proof from a
doctor that one or both partners may not live until the law takes
effect.
"This establishes a process so couples won't have to go to court in
the future if they're facing similar circumstances," Cook County
spokeswoman Courtney Greve said.
Two Chicago women became the first same-sex couple to wed in
Illinois late in November after they sued for an expedited license.
One of the women has terminal cancer. Two other couples were issued
emergency licenses last week, Greve said.
Illinois in November became the third Midwestern state to approve
same-sex marriage after Iowa and Minnesota.
(Reporting by Mary Wisniewski; editing by David Gregorio)
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