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

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

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

As Cook County voters begin to decide who will oversee billions in public spending and the county’s property tax system, a review of tax returns from leading Democratic candidates shows sharply ...

Individuals in Cook County have an opportunity this week to clear overdue moving traffic violation fees without paying ...

Democrat Mariyana Spyropoulos, a former prosecutor who also spent 14 years as a commissioner on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, appears headed to victory in the race ...

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

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

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are creating ...