Final vote expected in the state House of Representatives on Friday
Activist praises nat'l group's role in victory
President commends Illinois for legalizing same-sex marriage
Obama hails action making home state 15th to legalize gay nuptials
Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate described E.W. Jackson's comments as "divisive" and "offensive"
Democrat campaigned in support of same-sex marriage, voted against gay nuptials bill
The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of Christy Berghoff and Victoria Kidd of Winchester and Joanne Harris and Jessica Duff in Staunton
Advocates say vote measure has enough votes to pass in House.
National normalization of marijuana likely to outpace marriage equality
14 attorneys general and Hawaii governor among those to file briefs.