A Florida killer was kicked out of her own sentencing hearing when she bizarrely declared that the courtroom was a “satan ...

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 ...

When Collier Circuit Judge Joseph Foster announced Amanda Cook's sentence, the killer began to yell and bailiffs removed her.

Elizabeth I of England was an avid deer hunter, and the father of Michael and Janet Jackson was from Fountain Hill, Ark. Just a couple of facts to feed the imagination. A little repast for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elizabeth Branske rescheduled her first date with her now-wife, Melissa Nunez, three times before they met up at Emporium Arcade Bar in Logan Square two years ago. The wait ended up being worth it, ...

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 ...