The Clerk’s Office is the official record keeper for births, marriages, civil unions and deaths that occur in Chicago and suburban Cook County.

The Clerk’s Office is the chief election authority for more than 120 towns and villages in suburban Cook County.

The Clerk’s Office maintains delinquent tax records, tax maps, & information regarding TIF Districts.

The Clerk’s Office accurately records, stores and maintains land records and other official documents. This task used to be executed in a separate office - formerly the Recorder of Deeds office - which was merged several years ago through county ordinance sponsored by Commissioner Sean Morrison.

The Clerk’s Office accepts and records documents detailing the financial activities of public officials, candidates, and certain government officials.

The Clerk’s Office records the activity of the Cook County Board by preparing board agendas and post-meeting reports as well as maintaining County Board records.

The Clerk’s Office offers registration services for veterans to obtain the Military and Veterans Discount Card. The Discount Card Program’s purpose is to create a network of businesses across Cook County who offer military and veterans discounts and provide a County-issued ID card to identify residents to those vendors.