Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon unveiled a new “smart” ballot drop box on Tuesday, stating she intends to use it for the March ...

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, her government spokesperson said Tuesday. Yarbrough, 73, has a “serious medical condition and is currently ...

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, a fixture in state and local Democratic Party politics who successfully championed legislation to ban the death penalty in Illinois, died Sunday. She was 73. For ...

"We are extremely comforted by all the people and it's been thousands that have come out to say goodbye to Karen," Yarbrough's sister, Denise Williams, said. The trailblazing Maywood Democrat, who ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here. Tributes have been pouring in to remember the legacy Karen Yarbrough left on Cook County and Illinois. Yarbrough's family is keeping her ...

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 are being updated ...

The Cook County Clerk is warning people about an ongoing text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations. The messages say you owe parking fines, or toll fines, and ask you to pay through a link ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are creating ...

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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who was recently hospitalized for a serious medical condition, has died. She was 73. Yarbrough passed away Sunday afternoon surrounded by her family and husband, ...