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

The couple issued Cook County’s first marriage license of 2026 were married Friday morning at the Cook County Clerk’s Office, ...

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

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

The couple who will receive the first wedding license in Cook County for 2026 have now officially had their names drawn.

Plus, find out what makes each one different. While your ceremony and reception will certainly be the most memorable parts of your wedding day, if you want your union to be legally recognized, the ...

Did I say you "kinda" need a marriage license? I meant you "totally" do, because you won't be legally married unless you wrangle a marriage license before you swap vows. Here are five things you'll ...

We all need a marriage license to get married, but how and where and when to get that license does vary from state to state? Confused yet? So are we, so we broke it down. Here's how to get a marriage ...

An Indiana couple who thought they had been married for five decades before learning their marriage license was never filed have finally it official on their 50th anniversary. Bruce and Beckie Maier, ...

An Indiana couple, who wed in 1975, discovered that their marriage license was never filed. Fifty years later, they finally made their union official.

Julia DiPrete is a freelance writer, former BigLaw attorney, unapologetic night owl, and Xennial. She has worked in law school career services and legal recruiting and has blogged extensively both in ...

Happy 100th anniversary, Gracie and George, writes guest columnist and Cleveland historian and writer John Vacha, who ...