Historic first: Female couple receives Cook County’s first marriage license of 2026

CHICAGO — Cook County’s first couple to receive a marriage license in 2026 were celebrated Friday morning.

The pair from the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood had their wedding ceremony, making history as the first female couple to win the lottery.

Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske were selected through the clerk’s annual marriage license lottery, after the couple initially chosen withdrew from the contest…

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