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

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 ...

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

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — New efforts are ...

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

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 ...

1. Please tell us about yourself, your background and why you believe you are qualified to hold this office. I am an attorney and a longtime advocate for social justice. I have lived in Chicago most ...

Newly married couple Elizabeth Branske and Melissa Nunez of Humbolt Park smile following their wedding Friday at the Cook ...

With 91.8% of expected votes counted, Democrat Mariyana Spyropoulos is projected to win the race for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk, defeating Republican Lupe Aguirre and Libertarian Michael Murphy.

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