Eugene M. Moore (July 19, 1942 – June 14, 2016) was a politician who served both as Cook County recorder of deeds and as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
[1][3][4] Moore had successfully run in a district that had been redistricted in such a way as to make it feasible for the Proviso area to elect a black representative.
In January 1999, Moore was appointed Cook County recorder of deeds, filling the vacancy left when Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State.
Moore worked to overhaul the office's efforts to fight property fraud and theft.
[1][3][7] Yarbrough had previously unsuccessfully challenged Moore for the post of Proviso Township Democratic committeeman in 2002.
[9] Moore was active in local charities and organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County and John C. Vaughn Scholarship Fund.
[1] Moore died on June 14, 2016, in Maywood, Illinois, of prostate cancer, which he had been fighting for a long time, and which had recently metastasized to his bones.
[3][2][10] His funeral, held June 17 at Maywood's Second Baptist Church, of which Moore had been a longtime member and had been baptized as a kid, was attended by more than 1,400 mourners.