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Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Richard Dent support gay marriage in Illinois

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By Pat Cunningham

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Two Hall of Fame athletes signed a letter supporting a gay marriage bill on its way to the Illinois House.

Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks and former Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent, along with former Bears Hunter Hillenmeyer and Brendan Ayanbadejo, wrote that the “Illinois General Assembly should act now and give same-sex couples the freedom to marry.”

“In sports, any time a player is not treated with fairness and respect, the game is diminished,” the letter reads in part. “Similarly, treating any group of people as second-class citizens hurts us all, because ...

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