Daily Herald

Cook County students get a crash course in elections before running the polls at their own schools

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

Cook County clerk’s office teams up with Chicago Bears to launch inaugural student election judge program

At 17 years old, Melissa Loch has never cast a ballot. It’s something the politically minded Arlington Heights student is ...

High schoolers train to be election judges in March primary

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

Humboldt Park couple becomes Cook County's first marriage of 2026

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

Clerk Gordon Announces Special Saturday Hours to Help Residents Obtain Vital Records Ahead of REAL ID TSA Deadline

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

Historic first: Female couple receives Cook County’s first marriage license of 2026

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 ...