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Cook County worker says Clerk Yarbrough pressed him to buy derelict properties, allegedly sticking him with big bills
Allegations include attempts to have circuit clerk's office terminate man's employment -
4th Ward Chicago Ald. candidate seeks $12M from Preckwinkle, 4th Ward Dems for alleged defamatory mailers
The campaign mailers allegedly falsely claim 4th Ward Chicago alderman candidate Ebony Lucas faces substantial IRS tax liens, contractor liens and court fines; All fictional claims, Lucas says -
Ex-HR director sues Cook Clerk Yarbrough, says was fired for drawing attention to clerk's office payroll problems
The federal lawsuit says the plaintiff was "shut out" of the clerk's payroll system when she raised concerns, and then was blocked from reinstatement by politically influential employees within the office of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough -
Judge says County Clerk Yarbrough may have considered politics in deciding to cut employee's job
A judge has dismissed one of two plaintiffs from a suit accusing Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough of laying off employees because of their political affiliations, saying the dismissed plaintiff didn't put forth enough evidence to "get out of the gate." -
Raines-Welch, wife of House Speaker Chris Welch, announces candidacy for Cook County judge
Attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch in her announcement highlighted both her own credentials and her relationship to the powerful House Speaker -
Federal judge: GOP judge candidate can't sue IL Elections Board over alleged stolen 2020 judicial election
Request for dismissal from Yarbrough, Judge Fallon stayed until state lawsuit is resolved -
Yarbrough sidesteps former county workers' lawsuit over hiring practices at Recorder's office
Judge: Complaint doesn't show salaries were linked to political support of current Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough -
Appeals panel won't lift federal oversight of hiring at Cook Clerk's office, for now
7th Circuit says reform advocates have identified potentially corrupt hiring practices, but four-decades-old federal oversight of county hiring practices needs to move toward conclusion -
Republican judge candidate accuses Cook Clerk Yarbrough of cheating to help ally win election
A Park Ridge lawyer says Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough abused the Vote By Mail process to allow one of her former employees to edge him in a race for a Cook County judgeship in November. -
Clerk Yarbrough fights Shakman's effort to extend federal oversight to recorder's duties given her
Now that the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office has merged with County Clerk Karen Yarbrough's office, a federal watchdog over the clerk's hiring practices wants court permission to also keep an eye on recorder activities, but Yarbrough is resisting. -
Judge: Cook County Clerk Yarbrough violated federal orders over political hires
A federal judge said Clerk Karen Yarbrough needs more federal supervision of her office's hiring practices, particularly as it absorbs the functions of the County Recorder's Office -
Judge orders County Clerk Yarbrough to turn over documents to watchdog investigating alleged political hiring
A federal judge has ordered Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough to hand over more documents related to allegations she packed her office with politically-connected workers, but refused to sanction Yarbrough for what a political watchdog claimed is her effort to hide her alleged shenanigans. -
Judge: New details allow suit to continue vs Recorder's Office over Yarbrough's alleged politically motivated hiring decisions
CHICAGO — A federal judge has declined to dismiss the latest version of a lawsuit that accuses Karen Yarbrough, former Cook County recorder of deeds and current county clerk, of illegal, politics-infused employment decisions during her time at the recorder's office. -
Cook County Clerk Yarbrough accused of hiring poltical friends, soliciting donations, violating court decrees
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough could face a federal crackdown on her hiring practices since she was elected last year. -
Judge rules no proof Cook County Recorder's Office layoffs were politically motivated
CHICAGO -- A federal magistrate has tossed out a lawsuit by two former employees of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office, who alleged the office fired them for their perceived political ties to the previous Recorder. The judge found the allegations held little water. -
Lawsuit accuses DNA Finance,others of allegedly falsifying man's signature on mortgage documents
CHICAGO – A Cook County man who owns three properties in the county alleges a notary public forged his signature on documents. -
New Cook County Clerk Yarbrough pledges anti-fraud initiatives, assessment of office, new ideas
CHICAGO – Cook County has now its first woman and its first African-American serving as its clerk. -
Voters OK absorption of Cook County Recorder's duties into Clerk's office, potentially saving millions
This past Election Day, Cook County voters chose to merge the Cook County Clerk’s Office and the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, a move supporters believe will result in cost savings and increased efficiency for taxpayers. -
Chicago landlord: Lawsuit notice vs apartment biz illegal stab at coercing him to pay legal bills from divorce case
A Chicago landlord has raised the stakes in a legal battle with the lawyers who formerly handled his divorce case, as he has asked the court to punish lawyers he said illegally filed a lien against an apartment building his corporation owns in an attempt to lean on him to collect the amount the lawyers say he owes and has yet to pay. -
Whether buyer knows it or not, landmark designation not insurable home title encumbrance, court says
The First District Illinois Appellate Court in Chicago slammed the door on a South Side homeowner’s claim, which blamed prior owners for not disclosing that the 99-year-old house’s title is burdened by landmark designation and demanded her title insurer compensate her for the oversight. The appellate court’s decision was rendered Dec. 14.