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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jane_ByrneJane Byrne - Wikipedia

    Jane Margaret Byrne (née Burke; May 24, 1933 – November 14, 2014) [1] was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Prior to her tenure as mayor, Byrne served as Chicago's commissioner of consumer sales from 1969 until 1977, the only female in the mayoral cabinet.

  2. interactive.wttw.com › chicago-stories › jane-byrneJane Byrne: A Brief Biography | Jane Byrne | Chicago Stories

    In her four years as mayor, she created Chicago’s first city-recognized Gay Pride Parade day, and she supported the arts in Chicago, bringing the film industry to the city and promoting various citywide and neighborhood festivals, including what would become Taste of Chicago.

  3. www.npr.org › 2014/11/15 › 364289556Mayor Jane Byrne: 'No One Else Had The Guts' - NPR

    Nov 15, 2014 · Jane Byrne, the first female mayor of Chicago, died at the age of 81. NPR's Scott Simon revisits a conversation from earlier this year with Kathy Byrne, the former mayor's daughter.

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  5. headstuff.org › cabrini-green-mayor-jane-byrneWelcoming the Mayor to Hell | The Story of Jane Byrne and ...

    Jan 15, 2017 · In 1981, Mayor of Chicago Jane Byrne took the unusual step of moving into one of the housing units in Cabrini Green. In these days of politicians having second homes and travel allowances this seems like a strange thing for a politician to do but in the context of 1981 it was an even more provocative action for a Mayor to take.

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  6. www.chicagomag.com › Remembering-Jane-ByrneRemembering Jane Byrne - Chicago Magazine

    Nov 14, 2014 · Remembering Jane Byrne. Chicago’s first and only female mayor, who defeated Michael Bilandic in the 1979 Democratic primary, died Friday morning at age 81. By Carol Felsenthal.

  7. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayJane Byrne Dies: No Woman Has Led A Larger U.S. City

    Nov 15, 2014 · Jane Byrne, who stunned Chicago's powerful political machine in becoming the first and still only woman elected mayor of the nation's third-largest city, died today at the age of 81.

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  9. news.wttw.com › 11 › 17Remembering Mayor Jane Byrne | Chicago News | WTTW - WTTW News

    Nov 17, 2014 · Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne died Friday morning at age 81. Byrne served from 1979 to 1983, and was Chicago's first and only female mayor. Byrne is most notable for her 1979 upset of the Machine, when she defeated incumbent Mayor Michael Bilandic in the Democratic mayoral primary.