Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2004
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By Mickey Ciokajlo and Gina Kim, Tribune staff reporters
Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Tuesday that his office would not follow the lead of San Francisco and issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
In a written statement, Orr said he believed same-sex couples should be permitted to marry but he said state laws bar them from doing so.