Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies after being hospitalized for serious medical condition NBC Chicago [Video]

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 husband at her side, according to a statement provided by her office.

Yarbrough’s office revealed days prior that she had been hospitalized with a “serious medical condition” and was undergoing treatment.

Further details on what the medical condition was weren’t released.

Yarbrough was elected as the county’s first African American and female clerk in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Before that, she served as the Cook County Recorder of Deeds and as Assistant Majority Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Her family released the following statement regarding her passing:

“Karen Yarbrough was a wife, mother, sister, aunt and mentor to everyone who met her. So many of us stand on her shoulders and are actively walking pathways that she forged. As a public servant, she had the courage to stand in support of issues that were not always …