CHICAGO (WLS) -- The community said goodbye Sunday to Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough. Yarbrough's family held a public memorial service at the University of Chicago Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in ...

COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- The death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has caused confusion and delays in processing vital records, including birth, death and marriage certificates. The clerk's office ...

State officials are partnering with Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon’s office to streamline processes to obtain birth ...

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, ...

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Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon unveiled a new “smart” ballot drop box on Tuesday, stating she intends to use it for the March 2026 primary election and see if it can be implemented on a larger scale ...

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 ...

Why are you running for this office, whether for reelection or election for the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you? If so, what? I am running for reelection to continue to ...

Mariyana Spyropoulos will carry high expectations on her shoulders when she likely assumes the office of Cook County circuit court clerk in December. But her background, both as a working attorney and ...