SPRINGFIELD - Marriage supporters plan to meet at the Capitol Friday at 10:00 am to pray that House members that do not support redefining marriage in Illinois will not fold under intense pressure from gay rights advocates. The spring legislative session ends tonight at midnight. After midnight, more votes will be required for bill passage until January 2014. Gay marriage supporters are pushing for a vote Friday.
Despite reported last minute offers from high-ranking Democrats for poor, jobs-needy areas to get taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects in their districts, it appears that African-American church leaders have been a major influence on their state representatives. One key Chicago leader is Bishop Larry Trotter:
