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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Illinois Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, speaks at the State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois lawmakers working to legalize recreational marijuana have hit a potential snag: whether to allow people to grow a few pot plants for personal use. Legalization legislation from two Chicago Democrats — state Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy — has a much better chance of passing this year because of the November election Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who campaigned on legalizing recreational marijuana.(AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)

Illinois advances legalized pot after home growing settled

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**FILE** A supporter of same sex-marriage wears a sticker on her jacket before attending a state Senate Executive Committee hearing on the topic at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois Senate votes to legalize gay marriage

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