Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough hospitalized in critical condition

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough is in the hospital in critical condition, her spokesperson said Tuesday.

A reason for the hospitalization was not given only that it was due to a “serious medical condition.”

“Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough has been hospitalized with a serious medical condition and is currently undergoing medical treatment,” the statement from her spokesperson Sally Daly said. “Her family is requesting privacy, and we ask for prayers for the Clerk and her family at this difficult time.”

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Yarbrough is 73. She has also served as a state representative and Cook County Recorder of Deeds.

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