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Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele Dies

(CBS) -- Cook County commissioner Robert Steele has died.

The news was announced by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday.

Steele, a lifelong Chicagoan from North Lawndale, had Type-2 diabetes

He received a kidney transplant from his sister back in 2010. Cause of death was not immediately released.

 

 

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