The Cook County Recorder of Deeds office has a stinky problem. Potentially millions of records on microfilm have what’s called vinegar syndrome. That happens when acetate film, like in old movie reels ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Monday paid tribute to late Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who died last month after being hospitalized with a serious medical condition.

Cook County commissioners voted to appoint former colleague Edward Moody to serve as the recorder of deeds for the next two years before the office is folded into the county clerk’s operation in ...

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, a longtime Illinois politician who held multiple elected offices over her career, has died, a spokesperson said. Yarbrough passed away on Sunday afternoon with her ...

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has been hospitalized with a serious medical condition, her spokeswoman said. In a statement, spokeswoman Sally Daly said Yarbrough is “undergoing medical treatment.” ...

Longtime Cook County Clerk David Orr says he won't seek re-election next year. Orr said Wednesday "it's certainly not an easy decision" to step away after a nearly 40-year political career that ...

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In the weeks right after the mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade last year, a suburban man allegedly told a family member to hide his handguns, saying he was concerned he would ...