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An interim clerk has been appointed to the Cook County Clerk's Office following the recent death of Karen Yarbrough.

Gordon will run in the November general election to fill the rest of the late Karen Yarbrough’s term as Cook County Clerk.

Members of the Cook County Democratic Party meet Friday to choose an interim replacement for the late county Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who died earlier this month. Seventeen interested applicants sent their credentials to the party by the Wednesday deadline, including several County Board members, a sitting state senator and the current clerk of Evanston. Yarbrough’s passing came too late for ...

The death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has led to delays in issuing vital records including death certificates. Newly issued death certificates for Cook County residents need to be updated with the signature of Chief Deputy Clerk Cedric Giles until an interim clerk is named, which may not happen for a week or two. Providing new certificates has been on hold because the clerk’s office ...

Karen Yarbrough, the first African American and woman to serve as Cook County Clerk, died on Sunday at the age of 73.