Obituaries
Jane Byrne, who capitalized on Chicago’s slow reaction to a snowstorm to score one of the biggest election upsets in the city’s history and become its first and only female mayor, died Friday.
Nov. 14, 2014
Jane Byrne, whose blizzard-stoked victory in Chicago’s 1979 mayoral election made her the city’s first female mayor and who broke the grip of former Mayor Richard J.
Books
The burly shadow of Richard J.
March 1, 1992
Politics
As voters head to the polls today to decide a racially heated Democratic mayoral primary, the fates of black incumbent Harold Washington and white challenger Jane M.
Feb. 24, 1987
Former Mayor Jane Byrne says she will attempt a comeback in 1991 and already is circulating nominating petitions.
Oct. 10, 1990
Jane M.
July 17, 1985
The bitter, racially heated battle for control of City Hall continued unabated Wednesday despite Mayor Harold Washington’s Democratic primary victory over challenger Jane M.
Feb. 26, 1987
Former Chicago Mayor Jane M.
April 14, 1985
Culture Monster Blog
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Sept. 21, 2008
World & Nation
Former Mayor Jane M.
Sept. 10, 1987