Yarbrough Files in Support of Lawsuit Against Trump

Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough on Wednesday announced that she has filed a court declaration in favor of a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump… News
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March 17, 2020 Post-Election Report highlights suburban Cook County turnout, trends

It is no surprise that during the March 17, 2020 Presidential Primary, Cook County faced an uphill battle at the start of a nationwide pandemic. The… News
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2019 Cook County Tax Rates Released

Second Installment Bills due August 3, 2020; Interest & Penalties for late payments waived until October News
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Final Recommended Implementation Plan for the Assumption of Duties of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds by the Cook County Clerk is now in the Document Center

New: Final Recommended Implementation Plan for the Assumption of Duties of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds by the Cook County… News

March 2020 Campaign Free Zone List

Enclosed is a list of campaign free zones. News
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Vote By Mail Interview

Karen Yarbrough spoke today with Lee Neubecker to get the word out about today's Vote By Mail deadline. News
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Couple who get Cook County’s 15,000th marriage license to same-sex couple surprised, happy to be ‘part of history’

Kevin Godwin and Sai He planned to meet late Friday morning at the Cook County Clerk’s Vital Records Bureau during Kevin’s lunch break, to get a… News

‘It’s like we won the Super Bowl,’ for first Cook County couple to get married in 2020

South Siders had waited eight hours outside Clerk’s office to be No. 1. News
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Candidate Order for March 17, 2020 Presidential Primary Decided in Ballot Position Lottery

Clerk Yarbrough held ballot lotteries today to determine the candidate ballot positions in the March 17, 2020 Presidential Primary Election. News
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Clerk Yarbrough Celebrates Marriage Equality Milestones

Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough commemorated two significant milestones – the sixth anniversary of the signing of marriage equality into law in… News