Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Cook County Recorder of Deeds | |
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Term length | 4 years |
Final holder | Edward Moody |
Abolished | December 7, 2020 |
The Cook County Recorder of Deeds was the recorder of deeds of county government in Cook County, Illinois until the position's abolishment in 2020.
History of office[]
The office was established in December 1872. Before this, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County served as the ex-officio recorder of deeds for Cook County, Illinois.[1]
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.[2] The office formally ceased to exist on December 7, 2020.[3]
Officeholders[]
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Recorder of Deeds | Term in office | Party | Notes | Cite | |
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Abel Davis | 1904–1912 | Republican | Elected in 1904 and 1908 | [4] | |
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Joseph F. Connery | 1912– | Democratic | [5] | |
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Salomea Jaranowski | [6] | ||||
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Edward J. Kaindl | [6] | ||||
Victor L. Schlaeger | [6] | ||||
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Joseph F. Ropa | [6] | ||||
1956–1960 | Republican | Elected in 1956; lost reelection in 1960 | [7][8] | ||
Sid Olsen | December 1976–December 1984 | Democratic | Elected in 1976 and 1980 | ||
Harry Yourell | December 1984–December 1, 1988 | Democratic | Elected in 1988 | ||
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Carol Moseley Braun | December 1, 1988–December 1, 1992 | Democratic | Elected in 1988 | |
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Jesse White | December 1, 1992–January 11, 1999 | Democratic | Elected in 1992 and 1996; resigned in January 1999 to serve as Illinois Secretary of State | |
Eugene Moore | January 1999–December 2012 | Democratic | Appointed in January 1999; elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 | [9] | |
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Karen Yarbrough | December 2012–December 3, 2018 | Democratic | Elected in 2012 and 2016 | |
Edward Moody | December 4, 2018–December 7, 2020 | Democratic | Appointed in December 2018 |
Recent election results[]
References[]
- ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). "From 1857 until the fire of 1871". A. T. Andreas. p. 663. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Cook County, Illinois, Merge Offices, (November 2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Cook County Vital Records moving to county building in Chicago". Daily Herald. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Who's Who in our Citizen Soldiery - 1921". American Hebrew. 110: 80. December 2, 1921. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-Book for 1913. p. 532.
- ^ a b c d e f g Johnson, Charles B. (1960). "Growth of Cook County; a history of the large lake-shore county that includes Chicago". [Chicago] : Board of Commissioners of Cook County. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Heise, Kenan (August 19, 1994). "COOK COUNTY GOP STALWART EDMUND J. KUCHARSKI, 78". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "Edmund Kucharski (1916-1994) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ Eltagouri, Marwa (June 16, 2016). "Eugene Moore, former Cook County recorder of deeds, dies at 73". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2008.
- ^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2008.
- ^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2008.
- ^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2008.
- ^ "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on March 30, 2005.
- ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER , 2000 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Official General Election 11/4/2008 Summary Report Cook County Unofficial Results" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELETION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Combined Summary" (PDF). Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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