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Cook County commissioner Monica Gordon is the Democratic Party’s choice for county clerk
After a lengthy morning of speeches, sometimes tense questioning, and closed-door negotiations, Cook County Democrats Friday tapped county Commissioner Monica Gordon to replace the late county Clerk Karen Yarbrough on November’s ballot. A majority of the party’s 80 committeemen — some voting via proxy — also chose the current acting clerk and top Yarbrough deputy…