Cook County, IL, (Chicago) starts same-sex couple registry.

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1st same-sex couples register with county
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Gays, lesbians view registry as progress
October 1, 2003

By Mickey Ciokajlo
Tribune staff reporter
Published October 1, 2003, 12:12 PM CDT

Robert Castillo and John Pennycuff made Chicago history this morning when they became the first couple to enter their names in Cook County's new Domestic Partnership Registry.

The Chicago residents booked a hotel room downtown, snared first place in the queue that began forming at midnight outside the county clerk's office and took turns standing in line until the registry opened shortly after 8:30 a.m.

"Besides being partners in loving each other, we are also partners for social change," Castillo said. "I think it's important, even if it's a small step. It's a big day."

By mid-morning, 44 couples had registered, County Clerk David Orr said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-031001registry,1,3369863.story?coll=chi-news-hed

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