Jane Byrne, Only Woman to Lead Chicago, Dies at 81 Jane Byrne, Only Woman to Lead Chicago, Dies at 81 Ms. Byrne stunned Chicago’s Democratic machine in 1979, when she was elected mayor after sharply criticizing the incumbent for his handling of a devastating winter. http://ift.tt/1wBpP6H http://ift.tt/1uc4EcR U.S. Mayors, Deaths (Obituaries)

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