In celebration of the first day of civil-union ceremonies in Illinois, the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations' Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues will host 30 ceremonies at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 2, in Wrigley Square at Millennium Park, at Randolph and Michigan.

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events--in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, Lambda Legal, Equality Illinois and the Alliance of Illinois Judges--is sponsoring the event. Gov. Pat Quinn will attend, and Cook County Clerk David Orr; the Hon. Timothy C. Evans, chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County; and members of the Alliance of Illinois Judges will officiate the civil-union ceremonies.