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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.
Nov 15, 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...
Nov 14, 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.
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...
- David Schaper
Nov 15, 2014 · Jane Byrne, who rode the effects of a snowstorm to victory in 1979 as the first, and only, woman to be elected mayor of Chicago but whose stormy tenure ended after a single term, died Nov. 14...
- Matt Schudel
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Nov 14, 2014 · Byrne is defeated by U.S. Rep. Harold Washington in Chicago’s Democratic mayoral primary election. Washington was the city’s first African-American mayor. The Circle Interchange where the ...
Nov 15, 2014 · Jane Byrne died yesterday in her apartment overlooking the city she loved, riled and entertained. She was elected mayor of Chicago in 1979 - the first woman mayor.
