The first twelve months when civil unions were legal in Illinois resulted in 80 licenses being taken out at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office.

76 were used. ” One license was issued yesterday, so cannot be used until today,” McHenry County Clerk Katherine Schultz pointed out.

2011

• June – 25
• July – 11
• August – 5
• September – 12
• October – 3
• November – 4
• December – 5

2012

• January – 3
• February – 3
• March – 5
• April – 2
• May – 2

Although an analysis of gender was not immediately available, there were civil unions of males to males, females to males and mixed gender unions.