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Cook County Clerk applications are being accepted until Wednesday by the Democratic Party for the vacant position following Karen Yarbrough’s death.
CHICAGO (WLS) — The Cook County Democratic Party has named an interim Cook County Clerk and a candidate for the November election Friday following the death of Karen Yarbrough.
The video in the player above is from a previous report.
Cook County Deputy Clerk Cedric Giles has been selected as the interim clerk until someone is elected
The Cook County Democratic Party has chosen Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon to be their candidate on the November ballot. The election will decide who will serve the final two years of Yarbrough’s unexpired term.
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The party made the decisions by holding two votes during a meeting on Friday.
More information about the meeting can be found on the Cook County Democratic Party’s website.
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