ILLINOIS CIVIL UNIONS (10 images)

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Linda Schroeder and Nancy Ryherd apply for their civil union license just after midnight on June 1, 2011, at the Macon County Clerk's office in Decatur, Ill. The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, which grants rights to couples in civil unions, went into effect at midnight.
  • Nancy Ryherd (right) checks the time while waiting in line with her partner of seven years, Linda Schroeder, in the county clerk's office at the Macon County Office Building just after midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. The Decatur couple were first in line to apply for their civil union license. (Stephen Haas)

  • Macon County Clerk Steve Bean fills out paperwork for Linda Schroeder and Nancy Ryherd's civil union license at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. (Stephen Haas)

  • Cameramen from local news stations film Macon County Clerk Steve Bean as he prepares his first civil union license for Linda Schroeder and Nancy Ryherd in the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. (Stephen Haas)

  • Nancy Ryherd (left) and Linda Schroeder, who have been together for seven years, fill out paperwork while applying for their civil union license in the county clerk's office at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. The Decatur couple were the first in line when the Macon county clerk started accepting applications. (Stephen Haas)

  • Nancy Ryherd (left) and Linda Schroeder go over their paperwork while applying for their civil union license in the county clerk's office at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. (Stephen Haas)

  • Nancy Ryherd (left) and Linda Schroeder smile as Ryherd holds their civil union license up for the room to see in the county clerk's office at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. (Stephen Haas)

  • Nancy Ryherd (left) and Linda Schroeder apply for their civil union license in the county clerk's office at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. (Stephen Haas)

  • Nancy Ryherd (left) and Linda Schroeder go over their paperwork while applying for their civil union license in the county clerk's office at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. (Stephen Haas)

  • Linda Schroeder and Nancy Ryherd's civil union license, seen here in the county clerk's office at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill., is labeled CU#1. (Stephen Haas)

  • Macon County Clerk Steve Bean (center) talks with Joe Wells (left) and Jeff Mason, both of Decatur, as they apply for their civil union license at the Macon County Office Building just after 12 midnight Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Decatur, Ill. The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, which grants rights to couples in civil unions, went into effect at midnight. (Stephen Haas)

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