Community Lt. Governor Simon Celebrates First Illinois civil Unions by Gary Kopycinski on June 2, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Community: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Blackhawk Tower Plaza Demolition Begins June 9, 2026 Park Forest Housing Cooperative to Honor Former Residents Philip Klutznick and Jim Edgar June 9, 2026 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2011. Â Lt. Governor Sheila Simon celebrated with 32 couples in Chicagoâs Millennium Park today as they entered into the stateâs first civil unions.