Hoping to make your small courthouse wedding an even bigger party? Now, you can. Cook County announced this week that a previous guest limitation for in-person marriage ceremonies has been lifted.

CHICAGO (CBS) – If you're planning on tying the knot, you can be the lucky couple who could win Cook County's first marriage license of 2023 along with some nice gifts. The Cook County Clerk's ...

Applications are now open for one lucky Cook County couple to become the first to start the new year with wedding bells. Clerk Monica Gordon announced Thursday that couples interested in tying ...

Cook County picked the winners of the first marriage license of 2025 on Friday as part of an annual holiday lottery. Cook ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing ... particularly birth certificates and marriage licenses, Gordon said at a news conference Monday marking her 100th day in office ...

“I am thrilled to welcome the new year by continuing this cherished tradition with Cook County’s first marriage of 2025,” said Clerk Monica Gordon. The couple started dating in 2019 after ...

with their marriage license being officially signed Thursday. Aisha Buford-Morrison (now Johnson) tied the knot with Terrell Johnson at the Cook County Clerk's office after winning a Dec. 27 ...