NATION : Jane Byrne Eyes Chicago Race
Former Mayor Jane Byrne says she will attempt a comeback in 1991 and already is circulating nominating petitions.
“We are absolutely having no difficulty getting signatures,” she said Tuesday.
Byrne was elected mayor in 1979 and lost a reelection bid in the 1983 Democratic primary to Harold Washington, who went on to become the city’s first black mayor.
She lost a comeback bid to Washington in the 1987 primary.
Mayor Richard M. Daley, elected in 1989 after Washington died in office, is expected to seek a full four-year term in 1991.
“Anybody can run for mayor,” Daley said when asked about Byrne’s decision.
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