Images: Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne dies.
Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne has died. Byrne was the first and only female mayor of Chicago. She was 80 and died after a lengthy illness.
Pope John Paul distributes Holy Communion to Mayor Jane Byrne during his visit to Grant Park in October 1979
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Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne in 1979.
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From the left, Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne, mayor-elect Harold Washington, and Cook County State's Attorney, Richard M. Daley gather at a unity luncheon in Chicago. Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, has died at the age of 80. Byrne's daughter, Kathy, says her mother died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at a hospice in Chicago.
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Chicago mayor Jane Byrne, right, applauds Vice President Walter Mondale before his speech at Medina Temple, in Chicago. Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, has died at the age of 80. Byrne's daughter, Kathy, says her mother died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at a hospice in Chicago.
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Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne walks with New York Mayor Ed Koch at New York's City Hall. Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, has died at the age of 80. Byrne's daughter, Kathy, says her mother died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at a hospice in Chicago.
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Jane Byrne smiles as election returns come in at her campaign headquarters in Chicago. Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, has died at the age of 80. Byrne's daughter, Kathy, says her mother died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at a hospice in Chicago.
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Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne appears at inaugural ceremonies for Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel in Chicago. Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, has died at the age of 80. Byrne's daughter, Kathy, says her mother died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at a hospice in Chicago.
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Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne, left, Joan Kennedy, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., acknowledge applause at a tea held for the senator in Chicago. Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, has died at the age of 80. Byrne's daughter, Kathy, says her mother died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at a hospice in Chicago.
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Mayor Jane Byrne, left, Joan Kennedy, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., acknowledge applause at a tea held for the senator Sunday, March 9, 1980 in Chicago. Sen. Kennedy, Democratic Presidential hopeful, is in Chicago making campaign appearance for the upcoming Illinois primary.
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Chicago's Mayor Jane Byrne joins Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., in Chicago at night on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1979, acknowledging applause at a Chicago hotel. Sen. Kennedy, who earlier in the day announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in Boston, addressed Chicago-area Democrats.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, right, who challenged President Jimmy Carter in ceremonies Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1979 in Boston's Faneuil Hall, points to a friend as he works his way to Chicago's Mayor Jane Byrne left, who endorsed Kennedy. Man in center is a Secret Service man, and woman is unknown.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, Chicagos Mayor Jane Byrne, right, and Kennedys sister, Eunice Shriver, back left, share a lighter moment aboard a flight from New England to Chicago, Nov. 7, 1979. Sen. Kennedy announced in Boston earlier in the day that he will challenge Pres. Jimmy Carter for the 1980 Democratic Presidential nomination.
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Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne shows a smile to photographers at a dinner Monday, Dec. 10, 1979 in Chicago, for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Ethel Kennedy, left, Sen. Edward Kennedy, and the Senator's aides entered with the mayor. Kennedy is the fifth presidential-hopeful in as many days in Chicago.
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Chicago Mayor-elect Harold Washington, flanked by, from left: Saul Epton, brother of Republican candidate Bernard Epton; Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne, and Cook County State's Attorney, Richard Daley, right, attends an "ecumenical prayer luncheon" on Wednesday, April 13, 1983 at a Chicago Hotel. Washington and Epton had promised, win or lose, to get together for a prayer breakfast following the election. The breakfast was postponed until afternoon, and Epton did not show.
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Chicago's 42nd Mayor Harold Washington pounds the gavel after taking the oath of office at his inaugural ceremony Friday, April 29, 1983 in Chicago. Outgoing Mayor Jane Byrne is at the right.
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