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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
3 | | to learn of the death of Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough, |
4 | | who passed away on April 7, 2024; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Clerk Yarbrough was born on August 22, 1950; she |
6 | | earned an undergraduate degree in business management from |
7 | | Chicago State University and a master's degree in inner city |
8 | | studies from Northeastern Illinois University; she married |
9 | | Henderson Yarbrough; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Clerk Yarbrough was |
11 | | serving her second term as Clerk of Cook County; she was first |
12 | | elected in 2018, becoming the first woman and first African |
13 | | American to hold the office; during her tenure, she oversaw |
14 | | elections in suburban Cook County and maintained the county's |
15 | | vital records, such as birth, marriage, civil union, and death |
16 | | certificates; she also assumed all duties of the Cook County |
17 | | Recorder of Deeds Office when the position was eliminated in |
18 | | 2020; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Clerk Yarbrough previously served as Cook County |
20 | | Recorder of Deeds from December 2012 to 2018; prior to that, |
21 | | she served as State Representative of Illinois' 7th District |
22 | | from 2001 until 2012, representing parts of the western |