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

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

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

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

With changes underway, here are some cases and issues to watch for in 2026: As Chicagoland was roiled this autumn by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, more than 100 people have landed ...

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

Flooding in a Cook County building downtown led to a large emergency response on Friday morning. Building occupants at 69 West Washington, across from the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza, received ...

Good morning, Chicago. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country.

The Cook County Treasurer's Office is providing $2.3B in emergency funds to local governments after long-delayed property tax ...

Flu activity in suburban Cook County jumped from “low” to “high” during the week ending in Dec. 20, according to health ...