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Jane Margaret Byrne (née Burke; May 24, 1933 – November 14, 2014) was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983. 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.
As a woman once again occupies the fifth floor of City Hall, Chicago Stories remembers the city’s first female mayor. After pulling off one of Chicago’s greatest political upsets, Jane Byrne ...
15 de nov. de 2014 · Jane M. Byrne, who stunned Chicago’s Democratic machine in 1979 when she was elected mayor after sharply criticizing the incumbent for his handling of a devastating winter — a victory that made...
The Jane Byrne Interchange (until 2014, Circle Interchange) is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the junction between the Dan Ryan, Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressways (I-90/I-94 and I-290), and Ida B. Wells Drive.
Learn about Jane Byrne, the first woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city, who rose from Daley's machine politics to challenge the status quo. Explore her achievements, controversies, and political career in this interactive timeline.
15 de nov. de 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...
14 de nov. de 2014 · Jane Byrne was the first and only woman to serve as mayor of Chicago from 1979 to 1983. She challenged the Daley machine, launched festivals and redevelopment projects, but also faced scandals and backlash from voters.
