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First Marriage 2013 Cook County

Monday, January 7, 2013

First Couple of 2013 Marries In Cook County

Stephen Pyo and Angela McKinney lined up two hours before the County Clerk's office opened Jan. 2 to become the first couple to marry. They walked away with lots of gift certificates.

  Angela McKinney, wearing a white lace wedding gown, and Stephen Pyo, wearing a gray suit, arrived two hours before the Cook County Clerk's office opened on Jan. 2 in order to become the first couple to obtain a marriage license, and get married, in 2013. Cook County Clerk David Orr performed the ceremony himself, and a judge waived the 24-hour waiting period, according to a statement from the Clerk's office. Orr waived the $60 marriage license fee and provided the couple with donated gift certificates, including a complimentary weekend for two at the Palmer House Hilton; two tickets to "The Jungle Book," courtesy of Broadway in Chicago; and dinner for two at Frankie's Scallopine, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant. Like Niles-Morton …

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