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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...
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    The Jane Byrne Interchange (until 2014, Circle Interchange) is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the junction between...
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  • of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Byrne was born on December 31, 1957, to William and Jane Byrne. Her mother later became a politician and her...
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    Jane Byrne Park is a park in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is adjacent to the Chicago Water Tower along Michigan Avenue. Previously known...
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    (I-290) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that runs westward from the Jane Byrne Interchange near the Chicago Loop. The portion of I-290 from I-294 to...
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  • (disambiguation), several people Jane Byrne (1933–2014), mayor of Chicago, Illinois Jason Byrne (disambiguation), several people Jennifer Byrne (born 1955), Australian...
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    Republican Bernard Carey for Cook County State's Attorney. Democratic Mayor Jane Byrne endorsed Alderman Edward M. Burke in the Democratic primary, and after...
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  • until his death 14 years later, McMullen was married to politician Jane Byrne. Byrne served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1979 to 1983, and McMullen was...
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    female mayor, and the first female mayor of any major American city, Jane M. Byrne. Byrne defeated Republican Wallace Johnson by a landslide 66 percent margin...
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    primary by the former longtime city consumer affairs department head Jane Byrne, who Bilandic had fired in 1977. Bildanic's candidacy was dragged-down...
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    has Irish and Scottish ancestry. Her parents are Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market researcher...
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    mid-20th century, the area saw the development of freeways centered in the Jane Byrne Interchange. The area is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago...
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    six seasons, until August 1, 1979. From March 26 – April 19, 1981 Mayor Jane Byrne moved into Cabrini–Green to prove a point regarding Chicago's high crime...
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    mayor was William B. Ogden (1837–1838). Forty-six men and two women (Jane Byrne, 1979–1983, and Lori Lightfoot, 2019–2023), have held the office. Two...
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    North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois in a small park, the Jane M. Byrne Plaza. The tower was constructed to house a large water pump, intended...
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    December 24, 2011. Roxborough, Scott (November 7, 2013). "Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane Will Star in Horror Pic 'Somnia'". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the...
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  • Interstate Highway without tolls. The Kennedy's official endpoints are the Jane Byrne Interchange with Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway/Ida B. Wells Drive)...
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    International Airport, were undertaken during Richard J. Daley's tenure. In 1979, Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, was elected. She was notable for temporarily...
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    1982, he had cemented his popularity in the 1st Congressional District. Jane Byrne could not find one serious candidate to run against Washington for his...
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    Expressway becomes the Dan Ryan Expressway following its intersection of the Jane Byrne Interchange (passing the Eisenhower Expressway). After crossing I-55 (Stevenson...
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    becoming the city's first incumbent mayor to not be reelected since Jane Byrne in 1983. Lightfoot is the first openly lesbian black woman to serve as...
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    follow his passion for acting. Byrne started his career in small roles in such films as Bruce Almighty, Fun with Dick and Jane, Bewitched and Because I Said...
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    The Dan Ryan Expressway is an expressway in Chicago that runs from the Jane Byrne Interchange with Interstate 290 (I-290) near Downtown Chicago through...
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    Chamblee-Tucker Road and Northcrest Road in DeKalb County just outside Atlanta. Jane Byrne Interchange, locally known as "the spaghetti bowl", is the intersection...
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    Mary + Jane. In 2017, Byrne played the role of Lisa in the action-thriller film Skybound, alongside Gavin Stenhouse. In February 2017, Byrne posed nude...
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    Vrdolyak 29, who ran on the Illinois Solidarity Party ticket. Former mayor Jane Byrne (who had held office from 1979 until 1983) unsuccessfully challenged Washington...
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  • 29, 1983 Jane Byrne October 8, 1942 — Discharged by Mayor Jane Byrne. — James E. O'Grady (interim) April 29, 1983 August 27, 1983 Jane Byrne Harold Washington...
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  • Vice Mayor of Chicago In office April 16, 1979 – April 24, 1987 Mayor Jane Byrne Harold Washington Preceded by Casey Laskowski Succeeded by David Orr Member...
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    close, and Carter was hit by political conflicts in Chicago between mayor Jane Byrne and State Senator Richard Daley. Carter strategists did target the state...
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    downtown Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It runs east from the Jane Byrne Interchange, where it meets Interstate 90 (I-90), I-94 and I-290. At Wells...
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