A Cook County judge just rewired a big piece of Chicago’s police-oversight machinery, ruling Wednesday that Illinois law does allow the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to investigate fatal ...

The Wedding Capital of the World™ announces its records administration manager, Paula Cook, has been honored with a proclamation recognizing her outstanding service to the Clark County Marriage Licens ...

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office processed 1,123 REAL IDs and the Cook County Clerk’s ...

With the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) set to begin enforcing a new $45 penalty on February 1 for domestic air ...

Expanded hours will be available at the walk-in REAL ID Supercenter, 191 N. Clark St., as well as at the clerk’s Vital ...

A Humboldt Park couple kicked off the new year by celebrating love with a historic ceremony. Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske won Cook County's annual lottery for the first wedding of 2026, ...

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Congratulations to the newlyweds in the new year. Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon made it official on Friday morning, signing the very first marriage license of 2026, and presiding over the happy ...

CHICAGO — Cook County’s first couple to receive a marriage license in 2026 were celebrated Friday morning. The pair from the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood had their wedding ceremony, making ...

Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske became the first couple married by the Cook County Clerk in 2026 Friday morning. Shah's 50-year prediction for future of Iran resurfaces amid protests An all-time ...

Macomb County has records dating to 1838. The new space will house vital records, deeds and possibly election department records. The documents and other items should be in the new space in the first ...