Yarbrough articles
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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies at 73
Karen Yarbrough was the first Black person and first woman to serve as Cook County clerk. Mayor Brandon Johnson said Yarbrough 'forged a path for officials like myself and others' as both a pioneer and tireless legislator.
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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies at 73
Yarbrough garnered her biggest accolades for her House sponsorship of the ban on executions in Illinois, culminating in the passage of the legislation in January 2011.
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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies at 73
CHICAGO — Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has died, according to a spokesperson for the county. She was 73. Yarbrough, 73, has been hospitalized due to a “serious medical condition.”