Cook County Recorder of Deeds explained

Post:Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Insigniasize:150px
Termlength:4 years
Abolished:December 7, 2020
Inaugural:James Stewart
Last:Edward Moody

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

Recorder of DeedsTerm in officePartyNotesCite
James Stewart1872 - 1876[4]
James W. Brockway1876 - 1884Republican
Abel Davis1904–1912RepublicanElected in 1904 and 1908[5]
Joseph F. Connery1912–Democratic[6]
Joseph F. Haas[7]
Salomea Jaranowski
Clayton F. Smith
Edward J. Kaindl
Victor L. Schlaeger
Joseph T. Baran
Joseph F. Ropa
Edmund J. Kucharski1956–1960RepublicanElected in 1956; lost reelection in 1960[8] [9]
Sid OlsenDecember 1976–December 1984DemocraticElected in 1976 and 1980
Harry YourellDecember 1984–December 1, 1988DemocraticElected in 1984
Carol Moseley BraunDecember 1, 1988–December 1, 1992DemocraticElected in 1988
Jesse WhiteDecember 1, 1992–January 11, 1999DemocraticElected in 1992 and 1996; resigned in January 1999 to serve as Illinois Secretary of State
Eugene MooreJanuary 1999–December 2012DemocraticAppointed in January 1999; elected in 2000, 2004, 2008[10]
Karen YarbroughDecember 2012–December 3, 2018DemocraticElected in 2012 and 2016
Edward MoodyDecember 4, 2018–December 7, 2020DemocraticAppointed in December 2018

Recent election results

|-| colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |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%)|Text style="background:#008000 | Edward M. Wojkowski|Text style="background:#008000 | Illinois Solidarity|Text style="background:#008000 | 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%)|Text style="background:#D2B48C | Brenda Hernandez Frias|Text style="background:#D2B48C | Harold Washington Party|Text style="background:#D2B48C | 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%)| | | | | |

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andreas . Alfred Theodore . From 1857 until the fire of 1871 . A. T. Andreas . 26 December 2020 . 663 . en . 1885.
  2. Web site: Cook County, Illinois, Merge Offices, (November 2016) . Ballotpedia . 16 March 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: Cook County Vital Records moving to county building in Chicago . Daily Herald . 3 December 2020 . 23 November 2020.
  4. Book: History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time . 1884 . A.T. Andreas . 352 . en.
  5. Who's Who in our Citizen Soldiery - 1921. American Hebrew. December 2, 1921. 110. 80. 3 February 2016.
  6. Book: Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-Book for 1913 . 532 . en.
  7. Web site: Johnson . Charles B. . Growth of Cook County; a history of the large lake-shore county that includes Chicago . [Chicago] : Board of Commissioners of Cook County . 3 January 2021 . 1960.
  8. Web site: Heise . Kenan . COOK COUNTY GOP STALWART EDMUND J. KUCHARSKI, 78 . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 5 November 2020 . 19 August 1994.
  9. Web site: Edmund Kucharski (1916-1994) - Find A Grave... . www.findagrave.com . 5 November 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Eltagouri . Marwa . Eugene Moore, former Cook County recorder of deeds, dies at 73 . nydailynews.com . New York Daily News . Chicago Tribune . 5 November 2020 . 16 June 2016.
  11. Web site: OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984 . voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20081003205039/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1984NovCombinedSummary.pdf . 3 October 2008.
  12. Web site: OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988 . voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20081003205808/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1988NovCombinedSummary.pdf . 3 October 2008.
  13. Web site: OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992 . voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20081010121257/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1992NovCombinedSummary.pdf . 10 October 2008.
  14. Web site: OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996 . voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20081102032935/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1996NovCombinedSUMMARY.pdf . 2 November 2008.
  15. Web site: SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS . voterinfonet.com . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20050301190004/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/032100/032100_index.html . 1 March 2005 . dead.
  16. Web site: 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. . Chicago Board of Election Commissioners . 18 June 2020.
  17. Web site: FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 . Cook County Clerk's Office . 19 March 2020 . March 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200323010723/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/2004NovemberCookSUMMARY_0.pdf . dead .
  18. Web site: 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.. Chicago Board of Elections . 19 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Official General Election 11/4/2008 Summary Report Cook County Unofficial Results . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020 . September 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200904053301/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Nov08Election.pdf . dead .
  20. Web site: 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.. Chicago Board of Elections . 16 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012 . 16 March 2020.
  22. Web site: General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Combined Summary . 15 March 2020 . October 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029203050/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110816%20(1).pdf . dead .

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