That's Effingham'd up: In Illinois this week, Effingham County Clerk Kerry Hirtzel and Tazewell County Clerk Christie Webb are stepping in to replace Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez and Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Earlier this month, Alvarez and Madigan refused to defend the state's 16-year ban on gay marriage in a combined Lambda Legal/ACLU lawsuit, despite the fact that Alvarez was a plaintiff in the case. Both Hirtzel and Tazewell represent the Thomas More Society, a law firm that opposes gay marriage.