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

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, ...

Ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in a case that began in Ohio, advocates say the right remains vulnerable, and they are ...