The Chicago Tribune requested the past four years of tax returns from the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board ...

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 became the first couple married by the Cook County Clerk in 2026 Friday morning.

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, ...

Newly married couple Elizabeth Branske and Melissa Nunez of Humbolt Park smile following their wedding Friday at the Cook ...

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.

On Friday morning, Elizabeth Branske and Melissa Nunez became the first couple to marry in Cook County in 2026, a milestone they and their family celebrated with kisses and cheers.

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

Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske, a couple from Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, made history as the first female couple to win the Cook County Clerk's annual marriage license lottery and were ...

In his first month as Cook County’s new chief judge, Charles Beach said he has worked to improve transparency, strengthen ...