At 17 years old, Melissa Loch has never cast a ballot. It’s something the politically minded Arlington Heights, Illinois, student is eager to do for the first time this year. But she’s not stopping ...

Does wild-card result influence view of the season? Why aren’t they playing on Sunday? Chicago Bears Q&A: Does wild-card ...

Some 150 students from two dozen high schools across Cook County aren’t just learning about elections in their civics classes ...

The Cook County Clerk’s Office and Chicago Bears this week launched Defenders of DA’Mocracy, a program to train 150 high ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Funeral arrangements are being made for Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough after she died from an undisclosed illness at 73 years old on Sunday. Yarbrough was the first African ...

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

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.Nearly 1,000 couples put their names in a raffle for that first license, but ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In Cook County you're supposed to get a refund on a bail bonds four to six weeks after your case is closed, no matter the outcome. But one local pastor says wait times have been much ...

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

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

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