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The arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich yesterday may have been the final nail in the coffin for a proposal to allow civil unions between same-sex couples in Illinois. The bill, the Illinois Religious Freedom and Civil Unions Act, was first introduced in February of 2007 and has been stalled in the state legislature ever since. Now time is running out for the bill, as the current General Assembly will expire at the end of the year. With only two remaining legislative days left, some political watchers say it is unlikely that the proposal will gain traction as the state tackles a growing budget crisis that so far includes a $2 billion deficit.

A few weeks back, we looked at the possibility of a LGBT high school here in Chicago. That possibility is now on its way to becoming a reality. The proposal for Chicago's first lesbian, gay, bi, and transgendered-friendly high school was formally announced yesterday along with 20 other new public schools. Pride Campus of Social Justice High School (doesn't that sound a bit like an HQ for superheroes?) is slated to open in 2010 but a location for the school still hasn't been finalized.