Congratutations to the newlyweds in the new year.Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon made it official on Friday morning, signing ...

The Humboldt Park couple won the annual lottery to become the first married couple of the new year. County Clerk Monica ...

Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske won Cook County's annual lottery for the first wedding of 2026, becoming the first ...

Congratulations to the newlyweds in the new year. Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon made it official on Friday morning, signing ...

The couple issued Cook County’s first marriage license of 2026 were married Friday morning at the Cook County Clerk’s Office, ...

Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske, a couple from Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, made history as the first female ...

Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske became the first couple married by the Cook County Clerk in 2026 Friday morning.

This is the first time two brides won the marriage license lottery and tied the knot. Two men won back in 2022.

The couple who will receive the first wedding license in Cook County for 2026 have now officially had their names drawn.

COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- The death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has caused confusion and delays in processing vital records, including birth, death and marriage certificates. The clerk's office ...

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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, her government spokesperson said Tuesday. Yarbrough, 73, has a “serious medical condition and is currently ...