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In what was regarded to be a major upset to the Chicago Democratic political machine, Jane Byrne succeeded in pulling off an insurgent challenge to incumbent mayor Michael Bilandic. [4] Byrne, whom Bilandic had previously fired from the post of the city's Commissioner of Consumer Sales in 1977, [4] [5] had launched an underdog challenge to ...
Byrne was born Jane Margaret Burke on May 24, 1933, at John B. Murphy Hospital in the Lake View neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, to Katherine Marie Burke (née Nolan), a housewife, and William Patrick Burke, vice president of Inland Steel. [7]
Michael Anthony Bilandic (February 13, 1923 – January 15, 2002) was an American Democratic politician, judge, and attorney who served as the 49th mayor of Chicago from 1976 to 1979, after the death of his predecessor, Richard J. Daley. [5]
Byrne's strategy aimed to limit Washington's share of the white vote to a maximum of 10%, while managing to capture 10% of the black vote for herself. Post-election polling indicated that Washington received 96% of the black vote (a greater share than he had received four years earlier).
A three-way race emerged between Byrne, congressman Harold Washington, and Cook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley (the son of former mayor Richard J. Daley). Byrne secured support for her re-nomination from 33 of the city's aldermen. [6] Two months ahead of the primary, the city's Democratic Party organization endorsed her. [7]
Charles J. Byrne 1900–1901 Redistricted to 11th ward in 1901 [1] Nathan T. Brenner: 1901–1903 Redistricted from 7th ward [1] 65th Henry L. Fick: 1901–1912 Redistricted from 7th ward; later elected alderman again in 1914 in the 20th ward [1] 66th Michael J. Preib 1903–1905 [1] 67th 68th Abraham J. Harris 1905–1907 [1] 69th 70th Dennis ...
Byrne is an Irish surname and less commonly a given name. ... Jane Byrne (1933–2014), mayor of Chicago, Illinois; Jason Byrne (disambiguation ... Michael Byrne ...
LaSalle County, Illinois, is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as nine counties. Illinois has two such counties, with Pike County being the other. Many of the residents of LaSalle County live in cities and towns along the Illinois River. It is the main population core, with some exceptions, including Streator to the ...