Kari Steele photo is Courtesy of the MWRD, Ald. Stephanie Coleman Photo credit: Wendell Hutson, Juliana Stratton Photo credit: Courtesy of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor(from left) Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans is shown administering the oath of office to Cook County Clerk, Karen Yarbrough. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Cook County Clerk Office and Elected in 1983 and serving until his death on November 25, 1987, the late Harold Washington (pictured) was the first black mayor of Chicago. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Chicago Public Library_