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.

Nov 14, 2014 · Jane Byrne, with an assist from mighty snowstorms and a tone-deaf Chicago mayor who preceded her, will forever be known as the feisty woman who in 1979 toppled Chicago’s formidable...

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 found herself caught between the political machine that shaped her and the reformers who elected her.

Feb 13, 2025 · Mayor of Chicago, 1979-1983 Democratic Party Defeated Michael A. Bilandic in primary election February 27, 1979 Elected 50th…

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...

Jane Margaret Byrne (May 24, 1933 – November 14, 2014) was the first female mayor of Chicago. She served from April 16, 1979 to April 29, 1983. [1] . She lost her re-election in 1983 to Harold Washington. Byrne was born on May 24, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. [2] . She studied at DePaul University.

Nov 14, 2014 · Jane Byrne died this morning at age 81 while in hospice care close by her Streeterville apartment where she had lived for decades, including during her four years, 1979-1983, as our...

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...

Jane Byrne. 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 found herself caught between the political machine that shaped her and the reformers who elected her.

Nov 14, 2014 · Chicago’s first female mayor Jane Byrne died Friday, at 81. Born in Chicago. Her father, William Burke, rose from salesman to vice president of Inland Steel. Graduates from St. Scholastica...