Jane Byrne
Jane Byrne
Jane Margaret Byrnewas an American politician who was the 50th Mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979 to April 29, 1983. Byrne was the first and only female mayor of Chicago, the second largest city in the United States at the time, and the largest U.S. city to have had a female mayor to date...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 May 1934
CountryUnited States of America
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The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world.
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The people of Chicago are a proud people - and for good reason.
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Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.
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Politics never takes a holiday in Chicago.
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When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast.
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Chicago’s neighborhoods have always been the city’s greatest strength.
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Chicago kept industry, attracted new business, became the center for convention trade and transportation.
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Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.
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The credit for much of this rightly belongs to the late Mayor Daley who forged a coalition of business and labor that kept Chicago always moving ahead.
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If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.
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There is always a testing of the new kid on the block in politics.
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We saw hundreds of programs to redevelop the central city, the neighborhoods, in the past.
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The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.
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I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive.