Editor's note: An earlier version of this story reported Jane Byrne's age as 80, reflecting city reports that she was born in 1934. Her birth certificate, according to the Cook County Clerk's Office, ...

After a bloody clash over the Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago’s Grant Park, then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot tasked a special commission with reviewing the city’s public monuments in what she said was ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Mary E. Hoy and her daughter Elizabeth ...

CHICAGO | Jane Byrne became part of Chicago history when she was elected its first female mayor. She became part of city lore because of how she won: beating an incumbent who voters thought had ...

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 31, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Launched in 1931 to provide mail-order ...

The 1979 blizzard was an opportunity for Jane Byrne. As Mayor Michael Bilandic struggled to address the 1979 blizzard, mayoral primary candidate Jane Byrne was presented with a political opportunity.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 31, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: April 1, 1996 ...