Full Text of SR0920 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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| 1 | | suburbs of Chicago; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Clerk Yarbrough was active in the Democratic | 3 | | Party, working for both the Cook County Democratic Party and | 4 | | the Democratic Party of Illinois; she served as a | 5 | | committeeperson, representing west suburban Proviso Township, | 6 | | and treasurer for the former and as a member of the State | 7 | | Central Committee for the latter; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Clerk Yarbrough also worked as a licensed real | 9 | | estate broker and was the founder of the Hathaway Insurance | 10 | | Agency; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Clerk Yarbrough was a dedicated public servant | 12 | | and a tireless legislator, serving in public office for more | 13 | | than two decades; she will be remembered as a trailblazer who | 14 | | inspired others through her work and dedication to Cook County | 15 | | and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | her; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Clerk Yarbrough as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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