Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Term length4 years
Final holderEdward Moody
AbolishedDecember 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
James Stewart 1872–1876 [4]
James W. Brockway 1876–1884 Republican [4]
Abel Davis 1904–1912 Republican Elected in 1904 and 1908 [5]
Joseph F. Connery 1912– Democratic [6]
Joseph F. Haas [7]
Salomea Jaranowski [7]
Clayton F. Smith [7]
Edward J. Kaindl [7]
Victor L. Schlaeger [7]
Joseph T. Baran [7]
Joseph F. Ropa [7]
Edmund J. Kucharski 1956–1960 Republican Elected in 1956; lost reelection in 1960 [8][9]
Sid Olsen December 1976–December 1984 Democratic Elected in 1976 and 1980
Harry Yourell December 1984–December 1, 1988 Democratic Elected in 1984
Carol Moseley Braun December 1, 1988–December 1, 1992 Democratic Elected in 1988
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 [10]
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

Cook County Recorder of Deeds general elections Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) 1984[11] Harry "Bus" Yourell Democratic 1,232,485 (60.94%) Deborah L. Murphy Republican 789,906 (39.06%) 1988[12] Carol Moseley Braun Democratic 1,020,805 (54.32%) Bernard L. Stone Republican 795,540 (42.33%) Edward M. Wojkowski Illinois Solidarity 62,968 (3.35%) 1992[13] Jesse White Democratic 1,121,865 (58.07%) Susan Catania Republican 809,963 (41.93%) 1996[14] Jesse White Democratic 1,061,436 (65.33%) Patrick A. Dwyer Republican 499,551 (30.75%) Brenda Hernandez Frias Harold Washington Party 53,421 (3.29%) Smith Wiiams Justice Party 10,251 (0.63%) 2000[15][16] Eugene "Gene" Moore Democratic 1,167,630 (73.01%) Arthur D. Sutton Republican 431,717 (26.99%) 2004[17][18] Eugene "Gene" Moore Democratic 1,283,762 (70.74%) John H. Cox Republican 530,945 (29.26%) 2008[19][20] Eugene "Gene" Moore Democratic 1,324,426 (70.49%) Gregory Goldstein Republican 451,452 (24.03%) Terrence A. Gilhooly Green 102,968 (5.48%) 2012[21] Karen Yarbrough Democratic 1,313,967 (73.82%) Sherri Griffith Republican 466,038 (26.18%) 2016[22] Karen Yarbrough Democratic 1,647,174 (98.58%) Others Write-ins 7,250 (0.81%)

References

  1. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). "From 1857 until the fire of 1871". A. T. Andreas. p. 663. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cook County, Illinois, Merge Offices, (November 2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cook County Vital Records moving to county building in Chicago". Daily Herald. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ a b History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas. 1884. p. 352.
  5. ^ "Who's Who in our Citizen Soldiery - 1921". American Hebrew. 110: 80. December 2, 1921. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-Book for 1913. p. 532.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Heise, Kenan (August 19, 1994). "COOK COUNTY GOP STALWART EDMUND J. KUCHARSKI, 78". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "Edmund Kucharski (1916-1994) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on March 1, 2005.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Official General Election 11/4/2008 Summary Report Cook County Unofficial Results" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  20. ^ "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 4, 2008 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  21. ^ "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  22. ^ "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Combined Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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