Cook County Approves Gay Partner Registry
 

CHICAGO=97Gay men and lesbians will soon be able to sign up for a
"certificate of domestic partnership" from the Cook County Clerk, the same
office that grants marriage licenses. The certificates will cost $30 =96 th=
e
same as a marriage certificate.=20

With support from 13 of Cook County's 17 commissioners, the council decided=

to extend recognition, if not complete legal standing, to same-sex couples
starting Oct 1.=20