Former Chicago mayor Jane Byrne passes away at 81

Former Chicago mayor Jane Byrne passes away at 81
Former Chicago mayor Jane Byrne passes away at 81

Former Chicago mayor Jane Byrne passes away at 81

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Former mayor Jane Byrne has passed away. She was 81. The remembrances are pouring out from the people who worked with her, fought with her, revered her, and hated her. She broke the glass ceiling in Chicago politics. She took on the Democratic machine. Byrne may have only been in office for a single term. Four years from 1979 to 1983. She ran as a reformer, and she certainly stirred things up. NPR’s David Schaper, DNAinfo’s Mark Konkol, and the Chicago Tribune’s Rick Kogan join us to reflect on her life and work. Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia