David Orr

Effort to pull controversial election authority from local officials stalled

2013-05-29 19:57:00

Most local officials are poised to keep their controversial power to kick political opponents off the ballot after lobbying from those officials helped stall a reform proposal in the General Assembly. Instead, a piecemeal effort is moving forward that...

All's fair in some suburbs as nitpicky officeholders keep candidates off ballot

2013-03-24 00:00:00

Tired of the status quo, hundreds of residents across the region rose up this winter to challenge those running their towns — not suspecting the system was stacked against them. They knocked on doors. They persuaded neighbors to sign petitions....

Schools as polling places may become optional

2013-03-21 00:00:00

State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, who has two school-aged children, said he doesn't like to see open schools used as polling places. "Schools are supposed to be a sanctuary of safety. I go to visit my schools to give talks. … Every time I go,...

Couple in 1st Cook County wedding of year

2013-01-02 09:55:00

Stephen Pyo and Angela Marie McKinney got the first wedding license of 2013 in Cook County today, and then were married by Cook County Clerk David Orr in his office in Chicago. Since 1991, Orr has married the couple who obtains the first marriage license...

Cook County property values going down, but tax bills headed up

2012-06-27 16:36:11

Rep. Jackson calls it quits

2012-11-22 00:00:00

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held...

Car found in fatal hit-and-run, driver still at large

2012-11-14 05:07:00

Police continue to search for the driver of a navy blue Volkswagen Beetle that hit and killed a leader in the Tibetan community and injured the man’s brother in law as they crossed a street in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. Tsering Dorjee had...

Father of 3 killed in hit-and-run

2012-11-13 14:12:00

Chicago police are looking for a driver who struck and killed an employee with the Cook County Clerk's Office and injured another man in West Rogers Park. A dark blue�Volkswagen Beetle hit both men while they crossed the street on the 6400 block of N....

New polling places, unresponsive websites create confusion in Chicago

2012-11-06 17:18:00

The Chicago elections website was non-functioning most of the day today, adding to the confusion among voters who didn't realize their polling sites had changed. The Chicago Board of Elections website, which voters could use to check where to vote,...

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

2012-10-30 22:09:00

5:30 - 9 a.m. �Jonathon Brandmeier 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. �Mike McConnell� 9:35 a.m.� Mike McConnell finds out about the new trend in vacations, political tours! One group just left Ohio! He'll talk to the group leader.� � 12 - 3 p.m.��John Williams 12:05...

Early voting strong in Chicago area

2012-11-05 11:06:00

Turnout for Tuesday's election in the Chicago area should be strong, if early voting is any indication. Illinois is not a swing state, but Cook County Clerk David Orr says voters are fired up. Orr says 20 percent of voters in suburban Cook County voted...

Absentee ballots handy, but voting's thrill feels absent too

2012-11-05 00:00:00

I have seen the polling booth of the future. And it is a table at a nice restaurant with a glass of pinot grigio. At least it was for my mother and me. We filled out our ballots over dinner last week, then sealed them in envelopes that I later mailed,...

Stephen Pyo goes to kiss his bride, Angela Marie McKinney, after being married by Cook County Clerk David Orr in his office in Chicago on Wednesday.

2013-01-02 00:00:00

Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, center, and Clerk David Orr, left, hold a press conference at Daley Center in Chicago to discuss the filing of a legal answer in the civil lawsuit that has been brought against the clerk alleging that not issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples

2012-06-14 19:16:00