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Events in the year 2014 in the US state of Illinois.

Incumbents

 * Governor: Pat Quinn (Democratic)
 * Lieutenant Governor: Sheila Simon (Democratic)
 * Attorney General: Lisa Madigan (D–Chicago)
 * Speaker of the House: Michael Madigan (D–Chicago)
 * President of the Illinois Senate: John Cullerton (D–Chicago)
 * General Assembly: 98th

February

 * February 21 – Cook County announces that they will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, becoming the first to do so before the law comes into full effect.
 * February 26 – Champaign County announces that they will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
 * February 27 – Grundy County announces that they will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

March

 * March 5 – Cass and St. Clair counties announces that they will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
 * March 10 – Macon County announces that they will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
 * March 12 – Jackson County announces that they will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
 * March 18 – The Illinois gubernatorial primaries take place.
 * Pat Quinn, the incumbent, wins the Democratic primary with 71.9% of the vote.
 * Bruce Rauner wins the Republican primary with 40.1% of the vote.
 * March 21 – The Supreme Court of Illinois strikes down the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, which makes it a felony to record individuals without their express permission.
 * March 24
 * A train derailment of the CTA Blue Line occurs at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, leaving 32 people injured.
 * An East Moline child is injured when it is discovered that playground equipment has been severely booby trapped with razor blades.
 * McLean County begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

April

 * April 1
 * Caterpillar Inc. is asked before a congressional panel in Washington, DC regarding possible tax evasion.
 * The City of Decatur is awarded a $500,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the Illinois Department of Transportation with the stated goal to study freight traffic patterns on the northeast side of the city.
 * April 2
 * A TSA employee saves a woman who fell onto the tracks of an oncoming CTA traincar.
 * President Obama visits Chicago to attend a fundraising event.
 * April 3
 * Bond rating agency Moody's downgrades the City of Rockford's bond category from Aa3 to A1.
 * A fire occurs at Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, causing $32,000 in damage.

April

 * April 25 – Northwestern University's football team will vote on unionizing.

November

 * November 4 – Election Day