Office of Cook County Clerk David Orr - High School Student Involvement

President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, Merrick B. Garland, is a Niles West High School graduate!

Check out how his Niles West classmates are reacting to his nomination -
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Niles West High classmates recall Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland When Merrick Garland attended Niles West High School in the late 1960s, he was the sort of young man who seemed destined for big things. He was valedictorian and head of the student council, the possessor of a long list of academic honors.

Kevin Cruz (right), a Junior at Morton East High School, is one of over 1000 Student Election Judges serving in Suburban Cook County today.

You can now register to vote online at https://ova.elections.il.gov/

The deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

Students who turn 18-years old by the General Election - November 8th - can vote as 17-year olds in the IL Primary on March 15th!

Home Page Illinois online voter registration.

Cook County Clerk David Orr spoke with Evanston Township High School students on Thursday about the importance of registering to , voting and being civically engaged. http://ow.ly/YeKPK

Cook County Clerk Orr Encourages Youth Voter Registration Before Tuesday's Deadline | Progress... With next Tuesday's voter registration deadline quickly approaching for the March 15 Illinois primary election, Cook County Clerk David Orr is reaching out to young people about the importance of voting and how they can register. Orr spoke to Evanston Township High School students Thursday morning,…

Identities.Mic examines the question - What Does a Electorate That's Half Mean for the 2016 ? http://ow.ly/XtQoS

What Does a Latino Electorate That's Half Millennial Mean for the 2016... Half of eligible Latino voters are millennials. So what?

On Feb. 1, Iowans will kick off the 2016 Presidential . Check out this primer on how Iowa prepares for grass-roots !

Tri-state residents prepare for grass-roots democracy On Feb. 1, the eyes of the nation will look to see how Iowans kick off the most-watched presidential election in America's history.

Meet The Republican & Democratic Presidential Candidates In 100 Words And 60 Seconds.

Meet The Candidates In 100 Words And 60 Seconds NPR spent months on the trail with the candidates, but you don't have to. Catch up here, just before voting starts in Iowa.

On Monday, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Learn more about the journey to make Day a Federal Holiday.

Making of The King Holiday | The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Share your dream now and visit the King Center Digital Archive to see more than 10,000 documents from Martin Luther King's personal collection and from the civil rights movement!

High School Juniors - "With the new year on the horizon, how do you make the most of the final 12 months before you apply to college?"

Calling all high school juniors: Tips to maximize the college app process The best ever month-by-month guide to applying to college.

"In a move with little precedent in professional sports, the N.B.A. is putting the weight of its multibillion-dollar brand and the prestige of its star athletes behind a series of television commercials calling for an end to gun violence."

N.B.A. Lends Its Name and Its Stars to Campaign Against Gun Violence The league is teaming up with Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization that advocates gun control, and 30-second ads will air during a series of marquee games on Dec. 25.

Changes are coming to the FAFSA process.

“The form for the 2016-17 school year becomes available online on Jan. 1, and filling it out as soon as possible helps families maximize the odds of qualifying for grants, scholarships and federal loans.”

New Fafsa Rules to Eliminate Frustrating Financial Aid Problem The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2017-18 school year can now be filed as early as Oct. 1, 2016 using 2015 tax data.