Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1848, the office of Cook County recorder was merged into the office of clerk of the Circuit Court. The office was accordingly renamed as "clerk and recorder". [1] For decades thereafter, the office served not only as the Circuit Court's clerk, but also served as the ex-officio county recorder of deeds. [2] This ended in 1872, when the county ...
The office of Cook County Clerk was established in 1831, the year that Cook County, Illinois was created. For the first several years, the clerk was appointed by the three-member Cook County Board of Commissioners. This was changed, and it became an elected office with a four-year term in 1837, with the first election being held in August of ...
In January 2010, the Inspector General of Cook County investigated Brown's "Jeans Day" program, in which Clerk's office employees could donate cash to the Jeans Day fund and wear casual clothing to work on a Friday. The Jeans Day fund, which grew to over $300,000, was supposed to be used to fund employee morale activities and charities.
The death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has led to delays in issuing vital records, including death certificates. Newly issued death certificates for Cook County residents are being updated ...
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez’s bid for reelection is being helped by political contributions from dozens of her government employees, many of whom donated within months of ...
An independent position of Cook County recorder of deeds was re-created in December 1872. [2] On November 8, 2016, Cook County voters approved a binding referendum to eliminate the office, merging its functions into the purview of the Cook County Clerk. [3] The office formally ceased to exist on December 7, 2020. [4]
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is the sheriff.All Cook County Sheriff's Deputies have police powers regardless of their particular job function or title. Like other Sheriffs' departments in Illinois, the Sheriff can provide all traditional law-enforcement functions, including county-wide patrol and investigations irrespective of municipal boundaries, even in the city of Chicago, but has ...
The contest to run the often-overlooked office responsible for managing filings in the nation’s second largest court system could become one of the most expensive races in the March 19 primary.