Tampa Bay couples can apply at either county. Both charge $86 ($61 with the premarital course), both want you there in person together, and both clerks will marry you at the counter for $30. Here's the full walkthrough, plus the online route when two joint trips won't happen.
A Chicago courthouse wedding runs $70 in government fees, a judge marries you in about five minutes, and walk-ins work Tuesday through Friday. The full 2026 guide, plus when the online route makes more sense.
Cook County issues marriage licenses by video call and marries couples over Zoom for $10. Here's the real process, the one-day wait, the Mondays-only ceremony schedule, and who it doesn't work for.
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